It's a dark and stormy afternoon when Sasspants, PI(G), leaves Mr. Venezi's pet shop to live with a new owner. Soon there's a mystery afoot back at the shop: the cat from the bookstore next door has disappeared. All the pet shop animals are putting on their detective hats, but their fluffy-but-faraway guinea pig detective can't help them follow the clues! Can Hamisher the hamster solve this cat-napping without Sasspants? He's going to try his furry best not only to crack the case, but to reunite with his best friend and fellow sleuth too.

It's a dark and stormy afternoon when Sasspants, PI(G), leaves Mr. Venezi's pet shop to live with a new owner. Soon there's a mystery afoot back at the shop: the cat from the bookstore next door has disappeared. All the pet shop animals are putting on their detective hats, but their fluffy-but-faraway guinea pig detective can't help them follow the clues! Can Hamisher the hamster solve this cat-napping without Sasspants? He's going to try his furry best not only to crack the case, but to reunite with his best friend and fellow sleuth too.

When guinea pig Sasspants leaves Mr. Venezi's pet shop to live with Detective Nichols, and hamster-detective Hamisher retires, the case of the missing bookstore cat must be solved without their help.

Have you ever wondered how someone can be “in a pickle” when pickles are so small, or why mothers say you’re “on thin ice” even when you’re indoors? Are you perplexed that your father “brings home the bacon” but is a strict vegetarian? Will Moses has the answers, and sheds light not only on these idioms but dozens more with Raining Cats and Dogs. Using his trademark folk-art style, Moses infuses a sense of mischief and humor into these often puzzling phrases, educating readers while entertaining them.

Dixie Hemingway's brief encounter with a young girl at the veterinarian's office leads her on a deadly goose chase from fabulous exclusive resorts to dangerous city streets. Martin's Press.

Wendy and Black are back in their third case and it looks like things are going to get a little more interesting for our detectives. When several books were stolen from a museum, Wendy is shocked to learn that the contents of the books and the thieves have information regarding Wendy's ancestry. When Wendy's grandmother, Edith, comes into town and tells her that the books and women shrouded in black is connected with the Michael's family, not only does Wendy want to catch the women, she also wants to find out more about the black shrouded sisters. Would the truth be too much for Wendy and Black, or will they use this new found knowledge as an asset in the future?