The Trouble with Goats and Sheep

A new edition with an introduction by clare mackintosh.

England,1976.

Mrs Creasy is missing and The Avenue is alive with whispers. As the summer shimmers endlessly on, ten-year-olds Grace and Tilly decide to take matters into their own hands.

And as the cul-de-sac starts giving up its secrets, the amateur detectives will find much more than they imagined…


'Part whodunnit, part coming of age, this is a gripping debut about the secrets behind every door' RACHEL JOYCE

'Cannon is so attuned to other people's stories… a chronicler both of the human condition and the quotidian details which speak to who we are' GUARDIAN

'A very special book' Nathan Filer

'An utter delight' Sarah Winman