A family curse, a stolen pendant, and a daughter who is both hunter and prey In this mystery thriller set in Savannah, Georgia, a priceless heirloom, one of three created more than five hundred years ago, disappears while on loan to a film production company. Suspicion falls on one of the movie stars and while he fights to clear his name, the hunt is on for the missing golden bird pendant. Journalist Nevada Leacock agrees to help her father, the actor, and when the second of the antique gold pendants is stolen, she is pulled into a world of intrigue and danger. Museums in Florida and Spain frantically try to recover their lost property while treasure hunters converge on the coast, convinced that the third pendant still lies deep beneath the water. Just as Nevada is within days of rescuing her father's reputation, he vanishes. If you liked Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, you'll enjoy this return visit to Savannah. With its moving family drama, mystifying plot twists, and insights into the movie medium, A Bird in the Sand is a riveting story from award-winning novelist Gail Hulnick.