In the wolf's lair: a beastly crimes book

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 pine cones to plucked tail feathers.

His restless assistant, Badgercat, longs for some excitement - a desperate crime, a beastly crime!

The brash youngster's hopes are realised 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.