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The Falcon Thief

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Author: Joshua Hammer –


Publisher: Simon & Schuster –


Genre: Journalism (Reportage) –


Overall rating: 4/5 –


Writing, content: 4/5 –


Duration: 8:23 h, medium –


Narrator: Matthew Lloyd Davies –


Narrator/performance: 5/5 –


Impressions: 4/5 –


Performance errors: 0/5 –


Complexity/reading level: 3/5 –


Audience: General


Commentary/review

A study of a criminal mind at work. The object of his obsession – protected raptor eggs. Crime pays, it is exhilarating and addictive, it feeds on global communication, it is at times extremely devastating for the environment. People with a moral sense may mentally live on another planet, but the birds have only a single reality. It is important to protect those who cannot do it themselves. I really admire police officers who devote their careers to fighting wildlife crime. I also believe that this book makes a few important disclosures (with names and surnames) that should be looked into.

The Falcon Thief audiobook cover with a falcon painting is soft blues, pinks and oranges

The cover is the main reason I started the book – gorgeous and perfectly detailed.

Cover photo by Europeana on Unsplash