BIRD IN HAND

The body that washes up onto Maryland’s Eastern Shore belongs to popular guide and treasure hunter Arley Fitchett. The investigation into his suspicious death falls to Sam Tate, now lieutenant with Talbot County Sheriff’s Office. Sam struggles with past secrets and future choices, but she is determined to get at the truth. Sam discovers Fitchett was hunting a 300-year-old carving of a bird with a sapphire eye. Based on historical letters of questionable origin, Fitchett was convinced the rare bird had been stolen and hidden by pirates roaming the Chesapeake Bay. Several others share Fitchett’s obsession. Any one of them may be the next victim—or the killer