Illustrated in full color and packed character and humor, this is a new whodunnit mystery in the award-winning Detective Gordon series, fun to read alone or aloud.

Night brings a humming, scraping sound in the woods. Someone has knocked over the badger’s dustbin, and three large creatures are spotted up on the mountain. Could they be trolls, like the ones Detective Gordon (now retired) has been reading about?

Detective Buffy immediately takes up the new case. Where should she start with this dangerous mystery? Buffy has been well trained by Detective Gordon. She knows to prepare for the unexpected and that it’s always good to offer cake.

This final instalment in the award-winning Detective Gordon series is a multi-layered philosophical story about kindness to newcomers and doing the right thing.

Praise for Detective Gordon: The First Case:

KLA-DUNK! Another winner. Kirkus Reviews, starred review

A must-have for chapter book collections. School Library Journal, starred review

Full of warm humour and wisdom…with a feather-light touch. Best Books of 2015, Horn Book

A wonderful choice for independent reading. Booklist, starred review