The Plucker

    The Plucker

    A Beastly Crimes Book (#4)

    By Anna Starobinets Translated by Jane Bugaeva Illustrated by Marie Muravski

    $16.99

    Publication Date: 16th October 2019

    "A clever whodunit featuring believable animal characters in a convincing, recognizable society. A few full-color illustrations from Muravski add to the appeal. Mystery fans (around the world) should rejoice." — Kirkus

    In the finale of the four-book Beastly Crimes series, Chief Badger faces his most bizarre case yet, in which someone is plucking and burning the feathers of birds in the Far Woods. To make things even worse, the top suspect is his former assistant, young Badgercat. Chief Badger knows that Badgercat can't possibly be the Plucker, so who plucked Lady Cuckoo an... Read More
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    "A clever whodunit featuring believable animal characters in a convincing, recognizable society. A few full-color illustrations from Muravski add to the appeal. Mystery fans (around the world) should rejoice." — Kirkus

    In the finale of the four-book Beastly Crimes series, Chief Badger faces his most bizarre case yet, in which someone is plucking and burning the feathers of birds in the Far Woods. To make things even worse, the top suspect is his former assistant, young Badgercat. Chief Badger knows that Badgercat can't possibly be the Plucker, so who plucked Lady Cuckoo an... Read More
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    "A clever whodunit featuring believable animal characters in a convincing, recognizable society. A few full-color illustrations from Muravski add to the appeal. Mystery fans (around the world) should rejoice." — Kirkus

    In the finale of the four-book Beastly Crimes series, Chief Badger faces his most bizarre case yet, in which someone is plucking and burning the feathers of birds in the Far Woods. To make things even worse, the top suspect is his former assistant, young Badgercat. Chief Badger knows that Badgercat can't possibly be the Plucker, so who plucked Lady Cuckoo and attacked the owl twins, Chuck and Huck? Was it Warbler the barber, who's obsessed with hair, fur, and feathers? Or the sly, treacherous Arctic Fox? Was it the compulsive thief, Sneaky Sal the salamander? Or someone else?
    Newly translated from the original Russian, this delightfully offbeat mystery is graced by a wealth of full-color illustrations and is certain to thrill all young sleuths. Look for the previous novels in the Beastly Crimes series — In the Wolf's Lair,A Predator's Rights, and The Claws of Rage.

    Dover Original.
    Details
    • Price: $16.99
    • Pages: 304
    • Publisher: Dover Publications
    • Imprint: Dover Publications
    • Publication Date: 16th October 2019
    • Trim Size: 5 x 8 in
    • ISBN: 9780486829531
    • Format: Hardcover
    • Age: 7-11
    • BISACs:
      JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Cats
      JUVENILE FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense
      JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories
    Author Bio
    Anna Starobinets is an award-winning novelist, screenwriter, and journalist. Best known as a writer of dystopian and metaphysical stories, she is also a successful children's author. Her previous titles include Catlantis, translated from Russian into English by Jane Bugaeva, and praised by Kirkus Reviews as "a trippy, silly tale of cat magic, folklore, and love….Bugaeva's punny translation will make this a fine read-aloud. A must for those seeking culturally diverse literary experiences."
    Table of Contents
    CONTENTS
     
    Chapter 1: In Which the Special Agent Gets Things in Order
     
    Chapter 2: In Which Animals Are Insulted
     
    Chapter 3: In Which a Confession Is Made Under Torture
     
    Chapter 4: In Which There Is a Sack, a Shrine, and Some Poetry
     
    Chapter 5: In Which Badger Has No Self-Respect
     
    Chapter 6: In Which an Enemy’s Enemy Is a Friend
     
    Chapter 7: In Which No One Can Be Trusted
     
    Chapter 8: In Which No One Wants to Give a Feather
     
    Chapter 9: In Which a Rifle Is Aimed From
     
    Chapter 10: In Which a Slippery Character Is Missing
     
    Chapter 11: In Which Badgers Lie
     
    Chapter 12: Short but Terrifying
     
    Chapter 13: In Which Everyone Has Their Own Truth
     
    Chapter 14: In Which a Bee-tie Is Required
     
    Chapter 15: In Which a Heart Beats Like a Woodpecker
     
    Chapter 16: In Which Badgercat Talks to His Shadow
     
    Chapter 17: In Which Badger Becomes Bold
     
    Chapter 18: In Which a Psychopath Plays with a Psychologist
     
    Chapter 19: In Which There Is a Confession
     
    Chapter 20: In Which There Is a Death Sentence
     
    Chapter 21: In Which There Is No Pulse
     
    Chapter 22: In Which the Penguin Is Ready to Shine
     
    Chapter 23: In Which a Brilliant Plan Is Worked Out
     
    Chapter 24: In Which Animals Don’t Change
     
    Chapter 25: In Which the Maniac Is Caught
     
    Chapter 26: In Which the Heart of the Matter Is Pecked At
     
    Chapter 27: In Which There’s a Miracle
     
    Chapter 28: In Which Some Are Left Speechless
     
    Chapter 29: In Which Brother Betrays Brother
     
    Chapter 30: In Which the Clues Lead Straight to the Top
     
    Chapter 31: In Which Badger Is Threatened
     
    Chapter 32: In Which Everything Is Done for Safety
     
    Chapter 33: In Which Everything Fits in the Suitcase
     
    Chapter 34: In Which This Is the End
     
    Chapter 35: In Which There Are Screams of Fear
     
    Chapter 36: In Which Idiots Don’t Have a Choice
     
    Chapter 37: In Which Super Bats Don’t Cry
     
    Chapter 38: The Last One
    "A clever whodunit featuring believable animal characters in a convincing, recognizable society. A few full-color illustrations from Muravski add to the appeal. Mystery fans (around the world) should rejoice." — Kirkus

    In the finale of the four-book Beastly Crimes series, Chief Badger faces his most bizarre case yet, in which someone is plucking and burning the feathers of birds in the Far Woods. To make things even worse, the top suspect is his former assistant, young Badgercat. Chief Badger knows that Badgercat can't possibly be the Plucker, so who plucked Lady Cuckoo and attacked the owl twins, Chuck and Huck? Was it Warbler the barber, who's obsessed with hair, fur, and feathers? Or the sly, treacherous Arctic Fox? Was it the compulsive thief, Sneaky Sal the salamander? Or someone else?
    Newly translated from the original Russian, this delightfully offbeat mystery is graced by a wealth of full-color illustrations and is certain to thrill all young sleuths. Look for the previous novels in the Beastly Crimes series — In the Wolf's Lair,A Predator's Rights, and The Claws of Rage.

    Dover Original.
    • Price: $16.99
    • Pages: 304
    • Publisher: Dover Publications
    • Imprint: Dover Publications
    • Publication Date: 16th October 2019
    • Trim Size: 5 x 8 in
    • ISBN: 9780486829531
    • Format: Hardcover
    • Age: 7-11
    • BISACs:
      JUVENILE FICTION / Animals / Cats
      JUVENILE FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense
      JUVENILE FICTION / Humorous Stories
    Anna Starobinets is an award-winning novelist, screenwriter, and journalist. Best known as a writer of dystopian and metaphysical stories, she is also a successful children's author. Her previous titles include Catlantis, translated from Russian into English by Jane Bugaeva, and praised by Kirkus Reviews as "a trippy, silly tale of cat magic, folklore, and love….Bugaeva's punny translation will make this a fine read-aloud. A must for those seeking culturally diverse literary experiences."
    CONTENTS
     
    Chapter 1: In Which the Special Agent Gets Things in Order
     
    Chapter 2: In Which Animals Are Insulted
     
    Chapter 3: In Which a Confession Is Made Under Torture
     
    Chapter 4: In Which There Is a Sack, a Shrine, and Some Poetry
     
    Chapter 5: In Which Badger Has No Self-Respect
     
    Chapter 6: In Which an Enemy’s Enemy Is a Friend
     
    Chapter 7: In Which No One Can Be Trusted
     
    Chapter 8: In Which No One Wants to Give a Feather
     
    Chapter 9: In Which a Rifle Is Aimed From
     
    Chapter 10: In Which a Slippery Character Is Missing
     
    Chapter 11: In Which Badgers Lie
     
    Chapter 12: Short but Terrifying
     
    Chapter 13: In Which Everyone Has Their Own Truth
     
    Chapter 14: In Which a Bee-tie Is Required
     
    Chapter 15: In Which a Heart Beats Like a Woodpecker
     
    Chapter 16: In Which Badgercat Talks to His Shadow
     
    Chapter 17: In Which Badger Becomes Bold
     
    Chapter 18: In Which a Psychopath Plays with a Psychologist
     
    Chapter 19: In Which There Is a Confession
     
    Chapter 20: In Which There Is a Death Sentence
     
    Chapter 21: In Which There Is No Pulse
     
    Chapter 22: In Which the Penguin Is Ready to Shine
     
    Chapter 23: In Which a Brilliant Plan Is Worked Out
     
    Chapter 24: In Which Animals Don’t Change
     
    Chapter 25: In Which the Maniac Is Caught
     
    Chapter 26: In Which the Heart of the Matter Is Pecked At
     
    Chapter 27: In Which There’s a Miracle
     
    Chapter 28: In Which Some Are Left Speechless
     
    Chapter 29: In Which Brother Betrays Brother
     
    Chapter 30: In Which the Clues Lead Straight to the Top
     
    Chapter 31: In Which Badger Is Threatened
     
    Chapter 32: In Which Everything Is Done for Safety
     
    Chapter 33: In Which Everything Fits in the Suitcase
     
    Chapter 34: In Which This Is the End
     
    Chapter 35: In Which There Are Screams of Fear
     
    Chapter 36: In Which Idiots Don’t Have a Choice
     
    Chapter 37: In Which Super Bats Don’t Cry
     
    Chapter 38: The Last One

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