Rare Bird

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Arthur McCullough a part-time detective is hired by his octogenarian client to investigate the murder of his roommate. It is his adamant contention that the roommate also an octogenarian named Walter Rupert was killed during a robbery and that the target of the robbery was a book that had been in Rupert's family for several generations. However very few people have ever seen the book it can't be found and no one seems to know why it is valuable. McCullough nicknamed Bird because of his appearance and some personal quirks reluctantly agrees to investigate.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>In tracking the missing book he meets some of the best and worst that New York City has to offer. By combining his limited detective skills luck and a generous helping of common sense he is able to find a copy of the elusive heirloom. But even after the book is found the questions remain; why is the book valuable and why was Walter Rupert killed? The final explanation of its value involves family hatreds assassination and a precious heritage turned sour.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>  </span></p>