Николас Дрейсон

For lovers of Alexander McCall Smith, the engaging follow up to Nicholas Drayson's much-loved A Guide to the Birds of East Africa sees the return of Mr Malik and the East African Ornithological Society. Mr Malik has been busy planning the Asadi Club's annual safari. But a series of crimes puts the club's very existence at risk. It is up to Mr Malik and Co. to solve a decades-old murder, recover...

Good old Mr Malik is busy with preparations, not just for the elaborate expedition but also for his daughter Petula's impending marriage and a visit from her elusive fiance, Salman. The club itself, meanwhile, is gripped by the longstanding mystery of Lord Erroll's murder, as a new theory is causing heated debate. Shortly before their departure, though, the stuffed remains of the Kima Killer, a lo...

A young British naturalist sets out to learn whether or not platypi lay eggs. First, though, he must travel to Queensland. On the way, he meets a lively cast, a bushman, a bullocky, and a blind girl with a few secrets of her own.

Мистер Малик четвертый год тайно влюблен в красавицу Роз и наконец-то решился пригласить ее на ежегодный бал. Уже и письмо написал, и в конверт запечатал, как вдруг его давний соперник Генри объявил, что он от Роз просто без ума и намерен быть ее кавалером. Как быть? Истинные джентльмены могут разрешить спор лишь достойным образом. Дуэль! Только не на шпагах или пистолетах, а на птицах. Ведь дело ...