Whatever Happened to Dorothy Snot (Cornelius Crick Mysteries, #1)

State Prize for Children’s Literature Greek Section of IBBY Award (2004)

Dorothy Snot, the richest caterpillar in the whole wide world, has gone missing. The animals of the Great Oak Forest are just beside themselves. Is she kidnapped? Or is there a darker, more sinister secret hiding behind her disappearance? Cornelius Crick, the ingenious squirrel detective who has been known to crack some of the toughest cases and the most perplexing mysteries of the animal world, resolves to find the missing caterpillar-millionaire. Along with his personal assistant and devoted friend Martha, an exceptional firefly, he decides to unravel the mystery using the infallible method of Hercule Poirot. His adventures include roaming the forbidden Bat Cave, conversing with frogs and rats of the animal Mob, uncovering impostors, conspiracies and long-hidden secrets…