Murder is for the Birds — Pat McGrath Avery

Stir birding, books and a murder into the pot and the tension boils as Hap Lynch and his trusty sidekick, Luke, help Detective Rachel Vasquez solve the mystery.

Set in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, nature's beauty takes an ugly turn when a dead body is reported to the Port Isabel police. This is the second Hap Lynch book. Murder Takes a Ride is set in Branson, Missouri.