![]() ![]() It’s vivid, colourful, delightful and clever. You actually forget they’re woodland creatures as they have their own personalities and you just happily go with the flow. Lenore the Raven who owns the bookshop is a good loyal pal to Vera and there’s Joe the Moose who owns the coffee shop keeping everyone’s caffeine and sugar levels topped up and Sun Li the giant panda who owns the Bamboo Patch restaurant. I love the woodland characters especially Vera, who is smart with a twitchy nose for the truth but there are plenty of others also to like. I so enjoy this mixture of a cozy mystery murder with humour and a fantastical concept. ![]() Stop the press, Vero has a scoop! Otto has been murdered and this is just the start of Shady Hollows problems. Vero Vixen, The Herald’s ace reporter and who has a real nose for story, overhears Gladys and off she goes to investigate. Otto Sumpf, a curmudgeonly loner of a toad is belly up and quite, quite dead. One day, the peace is shattered when humming bird Gladys Honeysuckle, the town gossip, makes a startling discovery. At its heart is the sawmill, overseen by its wealthy owner Reginald von Beaverpelt. ![]() Here woodland creatures from the teeniest mouse to large bears and a moose live mostly harmoniously. The book has me smiling from the get go with the clever cast of characters who inhabit Shady Hollow, far from the hustle and bustle of the cities. ![]()
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