Big Bad Wool
The joyful cozy crime series
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Publisher Description
Shortlisted for the CWA Dagger for Crime Fiction in Translation
A flock of sheep graze on the edge of a peaceful French forest. But these are not your average sheep and, in reality, the setting is far from tranquil. While the herd are the cleverest you will ever encounter, thanks to their shepherds' regular bedtime stories and previous testing of their detective skills, they are unprepared for a fresh threat.
Several sheep have recently disappeared, and other creatures have fallen prey to a shadowy figure. The theory of a werewolf might be just a wild fairy tale, but when a human is killed, it becomes clear that even fantasies can be fatal. Miss Maple, Mopple and the rest of the flock, with the help of their goat neighbours, follow the werewolf's trail in a desperate attempt to stop the killings with sheep logic, courage, and concentrated food.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Swann's witty sequel to Three Bags Full, a crime-solving flock of Irish sheep and their shepherd, Rebecca, head to a remote chateau in France for the winter season. Rebecca lives in a small camper with her mother, a tarot card reader, while the flock grazes the surrounding meadow. When several deer are found dead in the nearby forest, locals believe it's the work of the Garou, a legendary shape-shifting werewolf. Then a human body is found with wounds similar to the deer, and the sheep—led by the clever Miss Maple—trot into action to protect Rebecca, and themselves, from harm. Soon, their investigation puts them on a collision course with a hell-bent Garou hunter. As in the previous book, Swann gives each of her animal protagonists a distinctive voice and personality, and she stirs up hilarious misunderstandings between the flock and their human counterparts. The mystery itself is brisk and surprising. Cozy mystery fans will be delighted.
