Verity Birdwood | |
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First appearance | Grim Pickings |
Last appearance | Lamb to the Slaughter |
Created by | Jennifer Rowe |
Portrayed by | Liddy Clark |
In-universe information | |
Gender | Female |
Occupation | Television researcher |
Nationality | Australian |
Verity "Birdie" Birdwood is a fictional character, and the protagonist in a series of six murder mystery novels by Jennifer Rowe. Birdwood is a "scrappy TV researcher" [1] who detects criminals in novels set against Australian backgrounds.
Verity Birdwood is the only child of Angus Birdwood, a wealthy lawyer. Her mother died in a car crash. Scruffy and unkempt, Birdie's most striking feature is her brown eyes, which she keeps hidden behind thick-rimmed glasses. Little is known about Birdie, but in Murder By The Book she invites Detective Dan Toby into her loft in Annandale, Sydney, for a drink.
All first editions published by Allen & Unwin, Sydney, Australia.
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