You don't have to know the difference between a Robin and a BlueJay to truly enjoy Joshua Hammer's bird-based who-dunnit. "The Falcon Thief" is the featured selection on Rick's Reading List this week. It takes you around the world as a wildlife detective based in England tracks one of the world's renowned egg thieves. Jeffrey Lendrum raided nests from the Arctic Circle to Patagonia, from Wales to South Africa -- all in order to steal falcon eggs (and other rarities) for collectors and wealthy sheiks in the Middle East. This true-life thriller proves once again that truth is stranger than fiction -- and is a wonderful read.
