In an isolated town on the North Norfolk coast, Fran's life is unravelling. Her one source of solace is slipping out to the beach early in the morning, to watch the birds.

Small-town tensions simmer when a new teacher starts at the local school and a Romany community settle in the field adjoining Fran's caravan park. Then the schoolteacher and Fran's brother-in-law both go missing on the same night and accusations fly. Yet all Fran can seem to care about is the birds.

Eerie and unsettling, Bird Spotting in a Small Town is a psychological suspense featuring unreliable narrators and the perfect balance of mystery, tension and family drama.

About the Author
Sophie Morton-Thomas was born in West Sussex and has always loved reading and writing - she had about ten penfriends as a child. She is now an English teacher as well as a mum to three (two grown-up!) children and two cats. Her first novel, Travel by Night, was published by darkstroke, an imprint of Crooked Cat Books, and was a #1 Bestseller across multiple Amazon Kindle categories.

Reviews
A haunting, disquieting novel, exquisitely written. The detail throughout is like acupuncture and the whole thing is difficult to pull away from. I read it in short bursts because each sitting left me with something new to think about -- Ian Moore, author of Death and Croissants
Morton-Thomas challenges assumptions about class in this atmospheric piece of rural noir * Sunday Times *
A remarkable feat of storytelling rich with a literary feel ... The setting, atmosphere, characters who see the world through a mirky window pane, strained relationships, deeply troubling events... it's slow burn psychological crime which warns that buried secrets will come back to hurt you -- Crime Fiction Lover
The kind of book that gets under your skin, hugely atmospheric and dark in the best possible way -- Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things
A compelling and mysterious story of lives lived on the margins -- William Shaw, author of the DS Alexandra Cupidi series



Book Information
ISBN 9780857308535
Author Sophie Morton-Thomas
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint Verve Books
Publisher Verve Books