Katie Houseman can talk to dogs and cats… which is useful when she’s trying to solve a murder. But this time, she needs the help of a bunch of birds. And they’re not talking. Not in the way Katie needs them to. She understands Millie Ferguson’s birds about as well as anyone else – that is to say, not at all. When Millie is poisoned, Katie gets involved with her large family to find her killer. As if that weren’t enough, Katie and her great aunt Zorah are trying to make sense of a mysterious locket from Katie’s past. When Katie gets a threatening note, they realize there’s more to it than meets the eye. Death is looming close for all. Will Katie be able to solve this investigation? Or will the birds be chirping about her disappearance next?