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D-Day is approaching. They don’t know where or when, but the Germans know it’ll be soon, and for Felicity “Flick” Clariet, the stakes have never been higher. A senior agent in the ranks of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) responsible for sabotage, Flick has survived to become one...

They call him the Jackdaw. On each body, he leaves a chilling signature: five scratches. And each time he kills, he takes a trophy, an eerie collection that grows with every strike. No one knows what he looks like, where he'll strike next, or why. He could be your neighbour, your boss… your husband. There’s only a paralysing fear that, whoever he is, he's out there: watching, waiting.

Jonah Pastern is a magician, a liar, a windwalker, a professional thief...and for six months, he was the love of police constable Ben Spenser's life. His betrayal left Ben jailed, ruined, alone, and looking for revenge. Ben is determined to make Jonah pay. But he can't seem to forget what they once shared, and Jonah refuses to let him. Soon Ben is entangled in Jonah's chaotic existence all over again, and they're running together - from the police, the justiciary, and some dangerous people with a lethal grudge against them.

Alex is not happy that his family are moving to the village of Noggings. He’s even less happy when he discovers that Noggings is under siege from a vicious jackdaw called Graham who has been dive-bombing kids in the school playground and terrorising locals. Surely, it’s only a matter of time before Alex himself is targeted. But can he defend himself against the flapping fiend and learn what’s really behind these angry avian attacks?

Detective Constable Scarlett Delaney, Tochter eines Serienmörders, heute bei der Polizei und dort aus naheliegenden Gründen mit schwerem Stand, wittert ihre Chance. Um den mysteriösen Killer Jackdaw zu fassen und damit endlich die Anerkennung zu bekommen, die ihr zusteht, ist sie zu allem bereit. Auch zur Zusammenarbeit mit Henry Devlin, einem zwielichtigen Privatdetektiv. Doch als sie sich immer tiefer in eine düstere Welt voller Halbwahrheiten und Lügen wagt und immer mehr Grenzen übertritt, wird Scarlett klar, dass sie nicht nur einen Mörder jagt. Sie steht auf seiner Liste.

Poor jackdaw is about to fly into trouble - will he learn to read the animals' signs in time? The jackdaw wants all his friends to come to his party, but when he calls out his invitation, the animals just touch their heads. Why won't they answer? And what do their actions mean? Luckily a brown owl can help him with the puzzle!

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原作：イソップ寓話「神様は世界中の鳥達を集めて、その中から、鳥達の王様を決めることにしました。王様になれる条件はただ一つ。それは『一番美しいもの』。はたして王様に選ばれる鳥は・・」
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