In the chaotic heart of Camden Market, parrot detective Peckham Okoye doesn't carry a badge-he is the badge. Self-appointed, espresso-fueled, and unrelentingly sharp-tongued, he patrols London's culinary underworld with nothing but wit, a trench coat, and an encyclopedic knowledge of sausage roll forensics.

When vegan deli owner Jasper Trent is found frozen solid next to a tub of lentil pâté-a synthetic blue feather tucked in his collar-Peckham knows this isn't just murder. It's a message. And as bodies pile up among Camden's food vendors, each marked by the same eerie calling card, Peckham's forced into an unlikely partnership with DS Ellie Braithwaite, a detective who'd rather file paperwork than take orders from a bird.

Together, they descend into a world of underground cheese cartels, radicalised corvids, and a chilling conspiracy rooted in a secret government program that turned birds into weapons. With allies like Gérard the Goose (ex-cheese smuggler, now dairy-free nightclub impresario) and Clarissa the Magpie (jewel thief and fountain of gossip), Peckham must stop a vengeful jay named Opal before she burns Camden Market to the ground.

Blending British noir, absurdist humor, and heartfelt reflections on justice, trauma, and home, "Crimes of London" is a love letter to London's overlooked creatures-and the stubborn hope that even the most broken systems can be outmaneuvered... one feather at a time.

Perfect for fans of Richard Osman's charm, Raymond Chandler's grit, and pigeons with hidden agendas.