Big Bad Wool

Following their successful investigation into the murder of George the shepherd, the flock have a new shepherdess, Rebecca, and a new home in France, though the setting is far from idyllic. A number of the sheep from the previous flock have disappeared, and other local creatures have been prey to a shadowy theat. Could the theory of a werewolf be more than a wild fairy tale? When a human falls victim though, it becomes clear that even fantasies can be fatal. And the last thing the sheep want is to lose anothershepherd. With the help of their goat neighbours, they follow the werewolf's trail in a desperate attempt to save both themselves and Rebecca with sheep logic, courage, and concentrated food.

Leonie Swann's debut novel, Three Bags Full, was an instant hit, topping the bestseller charts in her native Germany for months and being translated into 26 languages. She has since continued her ovine detectives' investigations in Big Bad Wool and introduced a motley crew of senior sleuths in The Sunset Years of Agnes Sharp. Swann lives in Cambridgeshire.