This is the type of book I absolutely love – one that takes a seemingly obscure topic and shines a brilliant and bizarre and endlessly fascinating light upon it. I can’t stop thinking about it Dean King, author of Skeletons on the ZaharaĪ stirring examination of the devastating effects of human greed on endangered birds, a powerful argument for protecting our environment-and, above all, a captivating crime story Peter Wohlleben, author of THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES This gem of a book, is marvelous, moving, and transcendent. There’s never been anything like it Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, author of The Hidden Life of DogsĪ true-crime tale that weaves seemingly unrelated threads into a spellbinding narrative tapestry Mark Adams, author of Turn Right at Machu PicchuĪ riveting detective story The BooksellerĪ captivating tale of an unlikely thief and his even more unlikely crime, and a meditation on obsession, greed, and the sheer fascination in something as seemingly simple as a feather Paul Collins, author of The Murder of the Century A page-turning read you won’t soon forget, The Feather Thief tells us as much about our cultural priorities as it does about the crimes themselves. This extraordinary book exposes an international underground that traffics in rare and precious natural resources, yet was previously unknown to all but a few. The result is a page-turner that will likely appeal to science, history, and true crime readers Publishers Weekly Johnson goes deep into the exotic bird and feather trade and concludes that though obsession and greed know no bounds, they certainly make for a fascinating tale.

Johnson ( To Be a Friend Is Fatal) makes his true-crime debut with this enthralling account of a truly bizarre crime….

The feather thief