A Felony of Birds

By Harris Tobias

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Mystery & Thrillers

Language: English Restricted (R)

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A small town sheriff and a Native American Fish & WildlifeInvestigator team up to solve a series of deadly mysteries involvingbird smuggling, terrorists and casino gambling and on the way they findeach other and the potential for happiness. A fast paced crime novelfull of twists and turns.

Native American Fish & WildlifeInvestigator, Rhoda Deerwalker, finds more than she bargained for whena routine bird smuggling case turns deadly. Promoted to head ofsecurity she stumbles on a survivalist cult, a terrorist plot, and herroots as a Native American. Along the way she also finds romance. It'san exciting read from beginning to end.

This exciting novel istold in three interlocking stories that take the reader from thejungles of Costa Rica to the wilderness of Wisconsin's Northernforests. It's one heart pounding adventure after another for a new kindof female hero--an intelligent, sensitive Chippewa woman with a mind ofher own.
Native American Fish & Wildlife Investigator, RhodaDeerwalker, finds herself in one harrowing adventure after another.Starting with her rookie assignment to observe a bird smuggling case inrural Wisconsin to her stumbling upon a terrorist plot in the deepwoods. She matures and grows and ultimately re-evaluates her career andherself. She retreats to the familiar surroundings of the reservationonly to get involved in yet another misadventure—a desperate attempt toshut down a corrupt Indian casino that is exploiting her people. Thethree stories all mesh together as Rhoda grows, finds romance, andwrestles with who she is and what she wants out of life.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Clever, Entertaining Crime Novel, February 20, 2009
By Brian Donovan (Huntington, NY)

Readers who love crime fiction shouldn't miss this debut by a talented newcomer to the genre. Tobias's protagonist isn't the shrewd, sardonic, brilliant sleuth we've met in so many other crime novels. Bill O'Halleran is a good-hearted but only marginally competent cop on a three-person police force in rural Wisconsin. Ambition and idealism don't figure much in his worldview. For Bill, a big case is breaking up a drunken marital dispute at the local trailer park. He winds up working with a federal wildlife agent, Rhoda Deerwalker, on three cases of sophisticated criminality that seem far beyond their talents. Rhoda, a Chippewa Indian, has scientific expertise and a yen to improve the world but little investigative experience. How will this unlikely pair bring down international smugglers, casino racketeers, computer hackers and terrorists? And can their rocky romance have any future? Tobias steers the reader expertly through this eventful and satisfying story.