The Birds that Stay

Written by Ann Lambert

Narrated by Ann Lambert

Hailed by the New York Journal of Books as a “fascinating and gripping tale of suspense.” In a small village in the Laurentians, north of Montreal, a reclusive older woman is found strangled outside her home. Roméo Leduc, Chief Inspector for Homicide, is one day away from his first vacation in years but reluctantly answers the call on the case. Marie Russell lives in the same small community. She did not know her elderly neighbour, and she does not expect to become embroiled in solving her murder. But when a startling new clue emerges, Marie becomes an inadvertent detective. As Marie and Roméo combine wits to find the killer, they are forced to face demons from their own pasts as they confront a case where no one and nothing is really as it seems.

• Language: English
• Publisher: ECW
• Release date: Sep 30, 2020
• ISBN: 9781772601572

Reviews for The Birds that Stay

[Terri Smith · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I really enjoyed the story; a well written fictional story that is wrapped around very difficult non-fictional truths.
I listened to the audiobook, so a couple of small opportunities: The narration was a bit staccato, sentences filled with tiny, halted pauses which interrupted the flow. Also, many of the phrases spoken in French were not translated or explained, leaving we non-French speaking listeners unsure of what had been said.
I really did enjoy the story itself so rated it 5 stars; I would rate the audiobook version 4.5 due to the narration.

[Teresa · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

I could not get past the bad narration, didn't finish it.