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The Naming of the Birds

By: Paraic O'Donnell
Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
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'Some wrong was done long ago. It can never be righted, and it has not been forgotten. Someone remembers it.'

London, 1894. Inspector Henry Cutter is in an unconvivial temper.

Then the murders begin. The first to die is Sir Aneurin Considine, a decorated but long-retired civil servant, is found dead amongst his beloved orchid collection, killed by a wound inflicted with surgical precision.

Soon, other victims suffer similar fates. More men in powerful positions; more murders that are gruesome but immaculately orchestrated. The perpetrator comes and goes like a ghost, leaving only carefully considered traces.

Hot on the tails of this invisible adversary are Inspector Cutter, along with his hapless but endlessly enthusiastic sidekick, Sergeant Gideon Bliss.

But as the pressure mounts, victims will start to look like perpetrators, murderers like truth-tellers, long-hidden failings will come resurface, and not even their very selves are safe from suspicion.

©2025 Paraic O'Donnell (P)2025 Orion Publishing Group Limited
Crime Historical Murder Thriller & Suspense
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I was thrilled when I discovered this new title reprising the roles of Detective Cutter and Sargent Gideon Bliss, characters first introduced in “The House on Vesper Sands”. Although it’s a cracking story and mystery beautifully told, I was more delighted that it was the same narrator.
The voice that he gives to Detective Cutter is completely outstanding! The times when he led the narrative were my favourite parts and couldn’t possibly do the text better justice.
I’m sure just reading this book and the previous one is a great fun experience, but if you skip it on audio your mission a treat. I can’t wait for another one.

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