Octavius O'Malley Investigates

Someone has just blown up the biggest cheese factory in town, and Detective Inspector Octavius O'Malley, of the Rodent Police is on the case. Even as the steaming globs of cheese are still running down the walls, it becomes clear that there is something very strange about this case and something stranger still about Octavius O'Malley himself! Before this journey is over you will meet the most evil rat in the world; take a strange trip through the sewers and over the rooftops of town; and discover a hidden diary in a most unexpected place. There will be a dangerous train journey, two kidnappings, three narrow escapes, and a poisonous plot that threatens to destroy Octavius O'Malley's world forever. And, as if that weren't enough, there is a fat ginger cat lurking in an alley...Ages: 9-13

This second amazing adventure of Octavius O'Malley has more twists and turns than a corkscrew. the greatest detective rat of all, Octavius O'Malley, is back. But this time it's personal. When Patrick the Magnificent goes missing after picking the lock at the First Rodent Bank, Chief O'Malley and Spencer (leader of the River Road Mouse Gang and head of the Society for the Cooperation of Rats and Mice), set out to find him. It isn't long before the trail leads to Kurt Remarque, poisoner and disgraced businessrat - the most evil rat ever to stalk the streets of Rodent City. But finding the missing mouse is just the start of this spine-tingling mystery. Before it ends, there will be helicopter rides, buried treasure, and doughnuts . . . Ages: 9-13

Humphrey Bogart's got nothing on this rat! Inspector Octavius O'Malley is on the case. 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?! When Ocko's informant - a down-and-out moggy named Mulligan - puts him on the unsavoury scent of a creepy cat cult, things get dicey indeed for Ocko, Spencer and Patrick. 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 ... Praise for Alan Sunderland's Octavius books: 'Five out of five for me! It couldn't get any better than this!' the Age 'All About Books' 'a fast-paced mystery laced with humour and delightful illustrations' Good Reading 'gripping, warm, thrilling and suspenseful' Reading time 'compulsive reading' Magpies 'truly a fantastic book; you'll love it' Reader's Feast Ages: 9-13