{"product_id":"9780312575403","title":"No Birds Sang - Hilton, John Buxton","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eNo Birds Sang\u003c\/u\u003e by Hilton, John Buxton\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover with Dust Jacket\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by St. Martin's Press, 1976\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA soldier is killed while trying to save a civilian who had no reason to be wandering around an army live-fire range. The man is detained and threatened by local police, who are understandably furious.\nBy chance, Chief Superintendent Kenworthy arrives on the scene. He’s on holiday with his brother-in-law, also a senior officer and in charge of the district. At first reluctant to get involved, Kenworthy becomes increasingly baffled and intrigued by the long history of events that begins to unravel.\nWhy would an upstanding citizen with an impeccable record risk his life under a hail of live ammunition? Why can’t he stay away from this forbidden, abandoned village?\nAn extraordinary incident from the Second World War comes to light: a man’s fleeting glimpse of a beautiful young woman in a setting haunted by inexplicable activity, his pilgrimage to find her, and his entanglement in a strange rural mystery that leads inexorably to murder.\nThe pleasure of watching Kenworthy’s devious methods unfold is as great as it was in John Buxton Hilton’s earlier novel, Hangman's Tide. This is a whodunit rich in character and atmosphere, with strong echoes of the past, scenes of pure excitement, and a shattering conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eProduct image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press, 1976","offers":[{"title":"No Birds Sang \/ Very Good","offer_id":53574400180516,"sku":"9780312575403VG","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/public_73522c00-7f78-4916-8a1a-33a81a2d76cc.jpg?v=1781793301","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9780312575403","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}