It started with some missing cobblestones and a bump on the head of one of Rodent City's young police rats. But this time it's not the mice who are to blame...and even botching the investigation and losing his job can't stop Rodent City's finest detective (self-confessed) from pursuing the case. A rat has to pay the rent, so Ocko hangs out his shingle as a private investigator. His first client wants him to find her missing son, whose workplace has special significance for our doughnut-lovin' hero. Could there be a link between the two mysteries?! The villain of the piece might not look familiar at first glance, but a diamond-hard mind like Octavius O'Malley's knows that appearances can be deceiving and that sometimes only a rat can smell a rat...
Author Biography
Alan Sunderland is the author of seven children's books and when he is not making up stories, he is the Editorial Director of the ABC. He has worked as a journalist for almost forty years, but never once met a detective who was a rat. He lives with his family in Sydney in a street called River Road, which also happens to be the name of a notorious mouse gang.
