A gyrfalcon was carried by winter storms in northern Canada southward to British Columbia. Also called a snow falcon, it was a beautiful brown and cream colored bird with a wingspread of three feet. The falcon was shot by a hunter working for a taxidermist, but was found by Michael Somers who wor...
A small New England fishing community is the setting for this compelling blend of suspense, adventure and romance, from the author of the highly successful THE SNOW FALCON. On a dark night on an island off the coast of Maine, a shot is heard and a fisherman disappears. Despite the absence of a bo...
It seemed to William that any attempt at conversation would be a pointless pretence and a denial of the subject uppermost in their minds, which Christopher was unwilling to broach. Christopher barely touched his food, but drank steadily instead, often staring for long periods into his glass, abso...
During daylight he spent most of the time hidden in woods, where he concealed himself in the sparse winter undergrowth as best he could. He slept fitfully, waking often because he was cold, or because he imagined that he heard voices. After his plane crashed he’d seen German soldiers on their way...
Probably it was no more than half a minute at most. I kept thinking about that split second before he fell, when I could have saved him and I didn’t, and the mute accusation I’d glimpsed in his eyes. Why hadn’t I reached out? Was it because I froze, my reactions just not fast enough? Or had I mad...