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Former employee at the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds releases book, The Consequences of Finding Daniel Morgan




The former head of criminal investigations for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has released his first fictional novel.

Peter Robinson, from Uppingham, spent three years using his specialist knowledge to write his book: The Consequences of Finding Daniel Morgan.

He describes the book as ‘fictional but crosses the border into reality’ as it touches upon some of his own wildest experiences, with characters based upon some of his former colleagues.

Peter Robinson
Peter Robinson

Peter said: “I worked professionally in wildlife trade enforcement for 16 years and I know people are genuinely interested, even concerned, but you can’t write about it unless you’ve been personally involved.

“I’ve interviewed bird smugglers and listened to their excuses when they’re caught.

“Even more worrying is the increased number of eggs that are now stolen from the wild, moved around and hatched.

“It was my many experiences I encountered along the way which inspired me to write this novel.”

He added: “Even when I was working for the RSPB the idea was in the back of my head.”

Peter abandoned a career in the London Fire Brigade to pursue a job with animals.

In total he has handled, aged, sexed and recorded the condition of 50,000 birds of 250 different species.

Since retiring from the RSPB he has become a courtroom bird expert and consultant ornithologist, contributing to BBC’s Springwatch television broadcasts.

Peter's book follows two leading characters in an investigation involving smuggled parrots and drugs, leading them to California, Mexico and the outback of Australia.

He said: “The book purposefully allures and incites the reader and I hope at the end if people don’t know parrots are out there and endangered, then they will.”

Peter has previously written two technical books - Bird Detective and The Birds of the Isles of Scilly - and noted the difference since moving to a fictional way of writing.

He said: “What scared me a great deal was how easy it is to create real people.

“It came as quite a surprise and responsibility.”

The book is self-published and its ending has left scope for a sequel - for which Peter already has some ideas.

The Consequences of Finding Daniel Morgan was released in September and is stocked in most major book retailers.

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