Acknowledgments
The inspiration for Alfie came from Esther Woolfson’s book Corvus, the true story of living for more than twenty-five years with a rook (named Chicken) that her daughter brought home as a fledgling. It is a lovely tale of getting close to a different species and our perceptions of intelligence and companionship. In writing my piece of fiction and creating Alfie, maybe I stretched a rook’s abilities—and then again, maybe I didn’t.
For ideas, inspiration, guidance, and encouragement, many thanks go to Colleen Mohyde of the Doe Coover Agency, editor Kate Miciak, and my fellow writers and critique group (Kara Pomeroy, Joan Shott, and Louise Creighton). And grateful thanks to you, the reader, who enjoys a mystery grounded in our natural world.
BY MARTY WINGATE
The Potting Shed Mysteries
The Garden Plot
The Red Book of Primrose House
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
The Skeleton Garden
The Bluebonnet Betrayal
The Birds of a Feather Mysteries
The Rhyme of the Magpie
Empty Nest
Every Trick in the Rook
PHOTO: MARY M. PALMER
In addition to the Birds of a Feather Mysteries, MARTY WINGATE is also the author of The Garden Plot and other novels in her Potting Shed Mysteries. A well-known speaker on gardens and travel, she has written numerous nonfiction books on gardening, including Landscaping for Privacy. Marty’s garden articles have appeared in a variety of publications, including The American Gardener and Country Gardens. She is hard at work on her next novel.
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