Michele Sheldon – författare

The Mystery of the Missing Fur follows Bernard''s adventures after he rescues three Amazonian monkeys and a zoo full of animals (including two depressed tigers, warthogs, lemurs, gorillas and mandrills) from the clutches of a vain TV celebrity, a short-sighted trophy hunter and a grinder of animal bones.

Along the way, he makes friends with a giant anteater called Armando, Loki an over-fluffed cat and a human girl with an unfortunate name.

Together, they solve the not-so-mysterious mystery of the missing fur and, most importantly, what happened to Bernard''s parents, famous conservationists.

The book''s themes are trophy hunting, conservation, poaching and loss.

A talking lump emerges in a man''s mouth, a teenager swaps her legs with her shadow, a Greek town has a novel of way of dealing with unruly guests and Marlon Brando appears on a breadboard during a woman''s marriage crisis in this darkly humorous and macabre collection of award-winning short stories.

Bernard''s long-lost cousin Ytsan arrives out of the blue with a beautiful macaw called Duke and a very smart African Grey parrot named Jesse. But is the cousin all he seems? Ytsan begins to turn Bernard against his best friend Larold and she embarks on a race against time to uncover the truth with the help of monkeys Emile, Zola and Titus, giant anteater Armando and his super-furred cat companion Loki.

But is it too late? Will the Wildlife Hero of the Year be stripped of his title forever?

This is the second book in The Missing Fur series following The Mystery of The Missing Fur, books themed around wildlife conservation and endangered species.