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A homecoming snares a young woman in a dangerous tangle of lies, secrets, and bad blood in this gripping novel by the bestselling author of An Accusation.

Running from a bad relationship, journalist Jo Sharpe heads home to Arthurville, the drought-stricken town she turned her back on years earlier. While some things have changed―her relationship with her ailing, crotchety father, her new job at the community newspaper―Jo finds that her return has rekindled the grief and uncertainty she experienced during her childhood following the inexplicable disappearance of her mother and baby sister.

Returning to Arthurville has its unexpected pleasures, though, as Jo happily reconnects with old friends and makes a few new ones. But she can’t let go of her search for answers to that long-ago mystery. And as she keeps investigating, the splash she’s making begins to ripple outward―far beyond the disappearance of her mother and sister.

Jo is determined to dig as deep as it takes to get answers. But it’s not long before she realises that someone among the familiar faces doesn’t want her picking through the debris of the past. And they’ll go to any lengths to silence the little bird before she sings the truth.

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319 pages
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30 November 2021
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13.97 x 2.54 x 20.96 cm
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1542026482
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978-1542026482
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“A solid mystery with interesting characters.” ―Booklist

“A Little Bird is a true feast for lovers of domestic suspense and atmospheric family dramas. Using multiple narrations, Wendy James propels the story forward as a woman seeks to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of her mother and baby sister two decades before. Then she takes us back in time to the unfolding of that mystery. The suspense builds as the secrets unravel, with an ending that is both surprising and deeply satisfying. A compelling, page-turning read!” ―Wendy Walker, bestselling author of Don’t Look for Me

“Wendy James’s newest novel, A Little Bird, fully immersed me in the modern Australian outback and made me never want to leave. When Jo Sharpe returns home after a tough breakup, she finds herself working at a small-town ‘good news only’ newspaper, covering the ups and downs (but mostly ups) of her hometown. But there is more than good news in Arthurville. As Jo seeks to uncover the reality behind the stories she’s woven over the years about her mother and infant sister’s disappearance, she soon discovers that there is a heart-pounding reason she never knew the truth about her mother’s flight from their family nest. In this beautifully written story of family secrets and the search for the truth, James’s tight prose and brilliant plot twists will have you frantically turning pages till the touching conclusion.” ―Emily Bleeker, Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestselling author

“James’s descriptions of the drought-stricken town crackle with life…Behind every façade, however, James reveals surprising interiors, shadows that shift and deepen as the chapters unfold. As with all good mysteries, people are never quite what they seem…This novel begins as a slow burn, with the dual narrative strands of Jo’s present and her mother’s history winding around each other like parched summer breezes, but at the halfway mark a tantalising clue is dropped and it’s time to strap in for an all-nighter. A Little Bird is the perfect holiday read…” ―Kim Kelly, author of The Blue Mile, for The Newtown Review of Books

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Wendy James is Australia’s queen of the domestic thriller. She is the author of nine novels, including An Accusation, The Golden Child―short-listed for the 2017 Ned Kelly Award―and the bestselling The Mistake. Her debut novel, Out of the Silence, won the 2006 Ned Kelly Award for first crime novel and was short-listed for the Nita May Dobbie Award for women’s writing. Wendy has a PhD from the University of New England, and she works as an editor, teacher, and researcher. She writes some of the sharpest, most topical domestic noir in the country.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lake Union Publishing (30 November 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 319 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1542026482
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1542026482
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.97 x 2.54 x 20.96 cm

Best Sellers Rank: 88,955 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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- 3,609 in Women's Fiction About Domestic Life
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Wendy James is the mother of two sets of siblings born eight years apart, in the digital and pre-digital ages. She is the author of seven novels, including the bestselling The Mistake. Her debut novel, Out of the Silence, won the 2006 Ned Kelly Award for first crime novel, and was shortlisted for the Nita May Dobbie award for women’s writing. She works as an editor at the Australian Institute of Health Innovation.

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J Gilbert

Excellent

Reviewed in Australia on 6 March 2022

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What a terrific book. My third by Ms James and first outside of her hometown of Newcastle. Based in the outback, a fictional town based on Wellington, between Orange and Dubbo. As I've spent a fair bit of time in that area, I got the feel of place.

It started very slow, with Jo, now in her thirties, returning to her home town to live with her Dad after being a jornalist with a big paper in Sydney, her job and relationship went South. Working for the local paper that her mother did over 20 years ago before she and her little sister went missing.

This was a well written thriller, which did not become a thriller until over half way through, and handled by Ms James very well. Good story, good characters, well worth the time. Recommended if you like Aussie Outback thrillers.

Reviewed in Australia on 27 December 2021

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I was very disappointed. I didn’t get past the first 2 chapters, the language was a bit much for me. I was really looking forward to reading the book. I don’t mind some Australian slang, but the f:::: word is more than I need to read, bad enough I hear it in public, but to pay to read it, not for me.

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Reviewed in Australia on 18 December 2021

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I enjoyed this book. The characters were all well formed and very relatable. The plot was well developed and you were guessing "who done it" till almost the end of the story. I recommend this book and will look forward to reading more by this author..

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Very readable

Reviewed in Australia on 22 July 2022

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Although relatively light... well written and cohesive. A story that kept me eager to return to it. Evocative of Australia's small towns on the 'edge'. An original tale with steadily evolving crescendo.

Reviewed in Australia on 2 May 2022

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Gripping yarn the present leading to the past. The story of a young woman impacted by the disappearance of her mother and baby sister. Returning home. The drought leads to the discovery of her family body's. It unwinds two mysterious disappearances, long lost love and friendships in a country town.

Reviewed in Australia on 20 January 2022

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Gosh I didn't want to put this book down.. I had no idea whom did it until the end!! Excellent I will be reading more from
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Andrea

slow burn

Reviewed in Australia on 8 January 2022

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Nice to read an Australian mystery. It’s a slow build to the final reveal, with colourful descriptions of life in a country town in northern nsw. Enjoyable

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Enjoyable mystery

Reviewed in Australia on 25 June 2022

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I liked this. It had enough of a mystery to keep me guessing, and I enjoyed the style of writing for modern-day Jo.

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Stewart

Atmospheric if a trifle juvenile

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 December 2021

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Reasonably believable characters but far fetched plot.
Country NSW came across though, pity the plot didnt!
A useful guide for others to try

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Kindle Customer AJH

Interesting

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 December 2021

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Interesting
The first Wendy James book i have read. Initially I thought it might not be for me (unlike my usual psychological thrillers) but found i like her writing style and soon got hooked! Didn't want to put it down!

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great story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 December 2021

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Great story and characters combined with humour and insight. I will look for more books by this author.

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A Little Bird

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 January 2022

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A Little Bird..best book I have read in a long while.

Janet Simmonds

Enjoyable

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 April 2022

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It was good

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