- Paperback: 336 pages
- Publisher: Vintage Canada (Feb 14 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0676977944
- ISBN-13: 978-0676977943
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 272 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #229,179 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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With the forensic acumen of Patricia Cornwell and the atmosphere of Lynda La Plante's Prime Suspect series, Birdman - already an international sensation prior to publication - introduces a troubled homicide detective battling the demons of his past while facing the psychopath of the century.
In the chilling opening to Birdman, the bodies of five women are found, ritualistically mutilated and dumped on wasteland in Greenwich, England. When post-mortem examinations reveal a single, horrific signature linking the victims - a tiny bird sewn into each chest - the police realize they are on the trail of a serial killer with a terrifying mind.
Detective Inspector Jack Caffery, young,driven, unshockable, finds himself facing both hostilities within the force and his own memory of a lethal failure, as he struggles to unravel the most macabre murders he's ever seen. Now, as he employs every weapon science can offer, he knows he has little time before the sadistic killer strikes again. But he has so little evidence. All he has are five mutilated corpses and five dead little birds.
Mo Hayder - with a keen psychological insight, brilliant forensic and procedural detail, and a psychically wounded but charismatic lead investigator - has written a first novel of raw intensity and deep understanding that will thrill the hearts of the most demanding readers of crime fiction.
From the Paperback edition.
In the chilling opening to Birdman, the bodies of five women are found, ritualistically mutilated and dumped on wasteland in Greenwich, England. When post-mortem examinations reveal a single, horrific signature linking the victims - a tiny bird sewn into each chest - the police realize they are on the trail of a serial killer with a terrifying mind.
Detective Inspector Jack Caffery, young,driven, unshockable, finds himself facing both hostilities within the force and his own memory of a lethal failure, as he struggles to unravel the most macabre murders he's ever seen. Now, as he employs every weapon science can offer, he knows he has little time before the sadistic killer strikes again. But he has so little evidence. All he has are five mutilated corpses and five dead little birds.
Mo Hayder - with a keen psychological insight, brilliant forensic and procedural detail, and a psychically wounded but charismatic lead investigator - has written a first novel of raw intensity and deep understanding that will thrill the hearts of the most demanding readers of crime fiction.
From the Paperback edition.
About the Author
Mo Hayder lives in London, England. After leaving school at 15, she worked as a barmaid, security guard, film-maker, hostess in a Japanese club, educational administrator, and teacher of English as a foreign language in Vietnam. Publication rights to Birdman, her first novel, have already sold in eight countries.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastic suspense!,
By Susieque (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Birdman (Paperback)
Wonderful novel, the story grips you from the start and carries on at breakneck speed until the end. British Detective Jack Caffery tries to find a grisly serial killer, while at the same time being obsessed with the childhood abduction of his little brother. A local pedophile had been suspected of the abduction, but it was never proven and Jacks brother was never found. The murder investigation is fascinating and Jacks search to solve his brothers case is heartwrenching. I found myself unable to put this novel down, and the twist at the end......certainly not what I had expected! I could not wait for the sequel to be published!
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Just Can't Put The Book Down,
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Mo Hayder sure knows how to build a suspenseful story. The Birdman and The Treatment are two books that you absolutely must read if you enjoy serial killer/detective stories.
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