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The Bird Yard

The Bird Yard

by JWallisMartin (Author)

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    Paperback 1999

    $3.36

  • Used

    Hardcover 1998

    $3.36
Synopsis

Roly's Yard is an aviary tacked on to the back of a squat in Central Manchester and Roland Barnes is a killer. Or is he? Boy after boy has come to visit the finches he raises in his aviary, and two of them have disappeared. One of them has been found dead.



Detective Superindent Parker and psychological profiler Murray Hanson are closing in on Roly, but will it be in time to save Roly's latest visitor, Brogan Healey?

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 352
 Edition: Re-issue
 Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
Published: 21 Jan 1999
ISBN 10: 0340689293
ISBN 13: 9780340689295
Book Overview: Chilling psychological suspense about a boy's ever-closer relationship with man who may be a killer.

Media Reviews
Martin's second novel propels her forward in the ranks of British crime writers... It will definitely rank among the best crime books of the year * Yorkshire Post *

'Martin's second novel propels her forward in the ranks of British crime writers... An intelligent, thoughtful story which leaves the reader on the edge of their seat. Well constructed, beautifully written. It will definitely rank among the best crime books of the year'
Yorkshire Post


'A nail-biting thriller that builds tension'
Val McDermid, Manchester Evening News


A nail-biting thriller that builds tension * Val McDermid *

'You won't be able to put it down'
Essentials


Martin cleverly portrays the innocent obstinacy of vulnerable young boys, propelled towards a fate they can neither imagine nor believe * Sunday Telegraph *
The writing has a nice, hairs-rising-on-the-back-of-the-neck tone to it, and I wouldn't recommend staying up into the small hours to finish this one. Better to peruse it in daylight, with a hatchet close to hand * IRISH TIMES *

'A gripping tale of abuse and murder which doesn't rely on sensationalist detail to deliver the goods'
Prima


The Bird Yard is extremely well written and grips the reader with a very real fear * STIRLING OBSERVER *

'A gripping, well-paced story, in which Martin displays a considerable depth of insight into the adolescent mind'
Yorkshire Evening Post


A chilling tale of psychological suspense * Metro *

'Martin cleverly portrays the innocent obstinacy of vulnerable young boys, propelled towards a fate they can neither imagine nor believe'
Sunday Telegraph


'A superb psychological thriller. I couldn't put it down. If you like Minette Walters and Ruth Rendell, look out for this talented author'
Choice


'A compulsive read'
Reading Chronicle


'Grim and intense, this novel gives readers an instant jolt . . . Parker is a winning protagonist, shrewd and compassionate . . . Martin, whose last book, A Likeness in Stone, was nominated for an Edgar Award, has worked a keen note of malevolence into her novel and
created a gripping story that has firm psychological underpinnings' Publishers Weekly


'The writing has a nice, hairs-rising-on-the-back-of-the-neck tone to it, and I wouldn't recommend staying up into the small hours to finish this one. Better to peruse it in daylight, with a hatchet close to hand' IRISH TIMES
'The Bird Yard is extremely well written and grips the reader with a very real fear' STIRLING OBSERVER
Author Bio
J Wallis Martin, novelist and screenwriter, has a keen interest in mythology and cinema. She lives in Cheshire with her son.