The second book in a young middle grade mystery-adventure series about
Horace, an anxious Boston Terrier, and Bunwinkle, an exuberant
potbellied pig, who team up to solve crimes in their barnyard and local
neighborhood--perfect for fans of Mercy Watson, The Trouble with
Chickens, and A Boy Called Bat.
Horace is flying high after solving the pet-tectives' first mystery. But
Bunwinkle just hasn't been herself--she's scared all the time and is too
embarrassed to tell anyone.
Before they can work on getting Bunwinkle's confidence back, a new case
lands in their laps--well, actually their trash cans--when Shoo the
raccoon asks for help. The neighborhood humans think he's behind a
series of garbage upheavals and home break-ins--but he swears he's
innocent. Just because people call him a trash bandit doesn't mean he is
one.
To make matters worse, while the pet-tectives are trying to clear Shoo's
name, they learn that Eleanor is having money problems. She hopes to
solve them by starting a community Farmer's Market in the back field.
The neighbors seem excited to help at first but then, one by one, they
suddenly drop out.
With time running out, can the pet-tectives solve the mysteries and save
Shoo and the Homestead?