In the tenth Birder Murder Mystery, demons from the past await Jejeune down under... To rescue his relationship with Lindy Hey, DCI Domenic Jejeune intends to resign from the police, but his plan is met with a suggestion to visit Australia, where Lindy hopes a colleaque can talk him out of quitting. However, trouble awaits Jejeune down under: Lindy’s nemesis, Ray Hayes, now lives there, and he needs Jejeune’s help. If Jejeune refuses, Hayes will expose a secret that will send Lindy to jail. Meanwhile, back in Norfolk, Sergeant Danny Maik is investigating a murder at a lithium plant with ties to Australia. Jejeune knows Maik’s inquiries will lead him to Hayes and pit the two detectives against each other. Can he prevent Maik from pursuing his investigations? Can he live with helping Hayes walk free? Set against a backdrop of Australia’s current ecological restoration efforts and the echoes of its colonial past, this case will test Jejeune’s integrity, judgment, and loyalty. And bring him some unsettling answers. Praise for Birder Murder Mysteries: "Burrows smoothly integrates bird conservation concerns with a complex mystery plot... Readers who like their whodunits with an ecological tinge will be happy." -- Publishers Weekly "Skillfully written, full of moral ambiguities and artful puzzles, with a spine-tingling final sentence." -- Kirkus (starred review) "A murder plot built around birdwatching doesn't, at first, seem plausible or even possible. But Burrows pulls it off... Riveting from first page to final line." -- Globe and Mail "A new genre is born: the 'birder murder'." -- Sunday Times Crime Club "If you are interested in birding, this series is a must. If you don't know an owl from a canary nor care to, but are keen on police procedurals, I would still recommend this series. It is just that good." -- Reviewing the Evidence Praise for Birder Murder Mysteries: “Burrows smoothly integrates bird conservation concerns with a complex mystery plot... Readers who like their whodunits with an ecological tinge will be happy.” ― Publishers Weekly “Skillfully written, full of moral ambiguities and artful puzzles, with a spine-tingling final sentence.” ― Kirkus (starred review) “A murder plot built around birdwatching doesn't, at first, seem plausible or even possible. But Burrows pulls it off... Riveting from first page to final line.” ― Globe and Mail “A new genre is born: the 'birder murder'.” ― Sunday Times Crime Club “If you are interested in birding, this series is a must. If you don't know an owl from a canary nor care to, but are keen on police procedurals, I would still recommend this series. It is just that good.” ― Reviewing the Evidence Steve Burrows has pursued his birdwatching hobby on eight continents. He is a former editor of the  Hong Kong Bird Watching Society  magazine and a contributing field editor for  Asian Geographic . The first Birder Murder Mystery, A Siege of Bitterns , won the Crime Writers of Canada Award for Best First Novel, and was selected as one of the Globe and Mail’s top 100 books of the year. Steve lives in Oshawa, Ontario.