Jed won't settle for less for his 50th. His sights are set on James Audubon's Birds of America, a collection of bird paintingsโincluding images of nine extinct birdsโfrom the early 1800s, which sells for $12 million at auction.ย When a bookseller dies, and a rare book room curator turns up murdered, the FBI and Portland Police race to prevent more deaths and bring those responsible to justice. Bird Veterinarian and Angel of Mercy Jim Briggs, who finds himself squeezed in the middle as the case unfolds, is the one person who can stop the exotic bird poaching and save the species.
Bruce Lewis earned a Bachelor of Arts in journalism from Cal State University at Long Beach and was a newspaper crime reporter for seven years. He won six awards of excellence for news and feature writing. His Angel of Mercy (Angel of Mercy, Human Strays, Family Curse, and The Red Flock) Series is set in Portland, Oregon.