Bibliograph

In the wolf's lair, a Beastly crimes book

Type

Label

In the wolf's lair, a Beastly crimes book

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

In the wolf's lair

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Beastly crimes, 1

Sub title

a Beastly crimes book

Summary

Life in the Far Woods tends to be tranquil because the animal denizens are strictly forbidden to kill (or eat!) one another. An elderly detective, Chief Badger, oversees the community and solves its petty crimes, from stolen pinecones to plucked tail feathers. His restless assistant, Badgercat, longs for some excitement - a desperate crime, a beastly crime! The brash youngster's hopes are realized when some croaking frogs reveal the shocking news of Rabbit's murder. Wolf appears to be the most likely culprit, because - duh - he's a lone wolf without an alibi, but Badger refuses to jump to conclusions. With the help of Vulture the crime scene investigator, Mouse the psychologist, brave witness Beetlebug Buck, and other curious creatures, the woodland detectives set out to discover the truth. Newly translated from the original Russian, this fancifully illustrated volume is the first of a Beastly Crimes Books to come from this imaginative mystery series geared toward middle-grade readers. Look for the sequel, A Predator's Rights, also available from Dover Publications

Target audience

juvenile

Classification