{"product_id":"lyrebird","title":"Lyrebird","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA sound froze her blood. A woman. A woman screaming in pure terror. Screaming and sobbing-begging-out here, in this desolate place.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwenty years ago, ornithology student Jessica Weston panicked when she heard a woman screaming for her life in the remote Barrington Tops. Her relief, when she discovers that it is a lyrebird making the sounds, is profound. She is thrilled to have caught his display on video. Then she remembers-lyrebirds are mimics. Whatever the wild creature has heard must have really happened, and happened nearby.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJessica takes her video to the police. Despite support from newly minted detective, Megan Blaxland, with no missing person reported and no body, her evidence is ridiculed and dismissed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwenty years later, a body is unearthed, just where Jessica said it would be.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHorrified they let the case go cold, Jessica, now an associate professor, and Megan, recently retired but brought back to head up the investigation, reunite and join forces. They are determined to find the killer, whatever it takes. What they don't realise is that they are not just putting their lives in danger, but also the lives of those close to them . . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43773818142754,"sku":"9781761471537","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0052\/0785\/1042\/files\/Copy-of-Book-Template---2025-04-28T104113-134.jpg?v=1745795143","url":"https:\/\/petronella.pro\/products\/lyrebird","provider":"Petronella's Gallery and Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}