The second mystery in the George and Molly Palmer-Jones series, following A Bird in the Hand, by New York Times bestselling author Ann Cleeves. The picturesque, privately owned island of Gillibry off the North Devon coast turns out to be the perfect site for a murder... A routine weekend visit by the Gillibry Bird Observatory Trust is made memorable by the owner's announcement that he is planning to sell the island. A sale would mean the end of the Observatory, which for some of the birders makes life worth living. A fire in Charlie Todd's cottage adds to their distress. When, the next morning, after a fierce storm, they find Charlie dead in a bird hide, their pleasant September weekend dons a dangerous new face. Charlie Todd's murder could have been the work of any member of the Trust. And it falls to one of their own, George Palmer-Jones, to unravel the identity of a killer within their midst.