Birdland

by Eric Adams

Katie Jacobs's search for her long-lost brother leads to Bodega Bay, the eerie California coastal town where Alfred Hitchcock filmed "The Birds". There she unravels the shocking truth about her brother, about Madame Charay and about that fatal period when the renowned director was in town.

242 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Nik Morton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Published in 1997, Birdland is psychological suspense novel that concerns Katie Jacobs, who learns about Vincent, a long-lost brother, revealed to her during her mother’s deathbed confession. Her mother had been involved in the Hitchcock film The Birds. Kate traces Vincent to Bodega Bay, the eerie Californian coastal town of the movie. The past is raising its head, it seems as Kate finds that Vincent is unduly influenced by a local eccentric, Madame Charay, who is obsessed with all things Hitchcockian. Befriended by the local psychologist, Rob, Kate begins to unravel the convoluted threads of the past.

The denouement is comparable to Hitchcock himself.

[Selene · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was okay. Readable but was obviously written with the idea of a sequel to The Birds.