Something weird is happening in the garden and insect PI Bug Muldoon has to get to the bottom of it. It started out as a run-of-the-mill missing insect case, but now the ants are acting strange and the Wasp Queen is threatening to kill him. Just what is going on?Told in a Raymond Chandler-style narrative, Bug Muldoon and the Garden of Fear is an engaging and accessible example of the detective genre that will appeal to both boys and girls.

The original 'Bug Muldoon' book, about a beetle detective told in aRaymond Chandler-type narrative.There's weird stuff going on in the garden and Bug has to get to the bottom ofit. It started off as a run-of-the-mill missing insect case, but now the antsare acting strange and the Wasp Queen is threatening to kill him. Just what isgoing on...

This Reading Guide is aimed at the student and offers a 'way in' to different aspects of the novel of the same title. Activities engage students and enhance their reading of the novel. There is also a particular focus on writer's craft, in line with the requirements of the new curriculum. The Reading Guide is illustrated and has a magazine-feel to appeal to students. It can be used during the early stages of a Scheme of Work based on the novel, and can also be built in to lessons as the reading progresses and to support further reading activities.

This Reading Guide is aimed at the student and offers a 'way in' to different aspects of the novel of the same title. Activities engage students and enhance their reading of the novel. There is also a particular focus on writer's craft, in line with the requirements of the new curriculum. The Reading Guide is illustrated and has a magazine-feel to appeal to students. It can be used during the early stages of a Scheme of Work based on the novel, and can also be built in to lessons as the reading progresses and to support further reading activities.

A sequel to the popular book, 'Bug Muldoon', about a beetle detective told in a Raymond Chandler-type narrative. Bug's latest case is to find out who the killer in the rain is - and this means a treacherous trip to the House, where the Humans live. No insect in their right mind would go there- except Bug. * Humorous detective story with a twist that will appeal to boy readers who are into comics and young detective stories (and insects!!). * US film interest in first 'Bug Muldoon' story. * Second in series, with a third story to come. * Being reissued in mass market format with a new cover. * Paul Shipton lives in the USA with his wife and two daughters.

Something strange is going on in the garden and Bug Muldoon, beetle private investigator, tries to figure out how the ants and the wasps are involved.