Bird Spotting in a Small Town by Sophie Morton-Thomas
In an isolated town on the North Norfolk coast, Fran's life is unravelling. Her one source of solace is slipping out to the beach early in the morning, to watch the birds. Small-town tensions simmer when a new teacher starts at the local school and a Romany community settle in the field adjoining Fran's caravan park. Then the schoolteacher and Fran's brother-in-law both go missing on the same night and accusations fly. Yet all Fran can seem to care about is the birds. Eerie and unsettling, Bird Spotting in a Small Town is a psychological suspense featuring unreliable narrators and the perfect balance of mystery, tension and family drama.
A haunting, disquieting novel, exquisitely writtenThe detail throughout is like acupuncture and the whole thing is difficult to pull away from. I read it in short bursts because each sitting left me with something new to think about -- Ian Moore, author of Death and Croissants
Morton-Thomas challenges assumptions about class in this atmospheric piece of rural noir * Sunday Times *
A remarkable feat of storytelling rich with a literary feel ... The setting, atmosphere, characters who see the world through a mirky window pane, strained relationships, deeply troubling events... it's slow burn psychological crime which warns that buried secrets will come back to hurt you -- Crime Fiction Lover
A slow, dark, slippery tale set on the Norfolk coast... Disquieting and atmospheric, this is a book which lingers in the mind -- Sussex Life 'Book of the Month'
The kind of book that gets under your skin, hugely atmospheric and dark in the best possible way -- Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things
Morton-Thomas challenges assumptions about class in this atmospheric piece of rural noir * Sunday Times *
A remarkable feat of storytelling rich with a literary feel ... The setting, atmosphere, characters who see the world through a mirky window pane, strained relationships, deeply troubling events... it's slow burn psychological crime which warns that buried secrets will come back to hurt you -- Crime Fiction Lover
A slow, dark, slippery tale set on the Norfolk coast... Disquieting and atmospheric, this is a book which lingers in the mind -- Sussex Life 'Book of the Month'
The kind of book that gets under your skin, hugely atmospheric and dark in the best possible way -- Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things
Sophie Morton-Thomas was born in West Sussex and has always loved reading and writing - she had about ten penfriends as a child. She is now an English teacher as well as a mum to three (two grown-up!) children and two cats. Her first novel, Travel by Night, was published by darkstroke, an imprint of Crooked Cat Books, and was a #1 Bestseller across multiple Amazon Kindle categories.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780857308535 |
| ISBN 10 | 085730853X |
| Title | Bird Spotting in a Small Town |
| Author | Sophie Morton-Thomas |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Verve Books |
| Year published | 2024-02-29 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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