Three Bags Full

A Sheep Detective, Book 1

Soon to be a major motion picture starring Hugh Jackman and Emma Thompson, this funny and surprising mystery features a new breed of detectives you’ve got to hear to baaaaa-lieve.

This twentieth-anniversary deluxe edition features a foreword by A. J. Finn.

Something is not right with George the shepherd. His sheep have gathered around him outside the cozy Irish village of Glennkill to assess the situation. George has cared for the sheep, reading them books every night, and now he lies pinned to the ground with a spade. His flock, far savvier about the workings of the human mind than your average sheep, sets out to find George’s killer, led by Miss Maple, the smartest sheep in Glennkill (and possibly the world).

Her team of investigators includes Othello, who was rescued from the Dublin Zoo; Mopple the Whale, who is always hungry and remembers everything; and Zora, an existential ewe—just to name a few. Together, the sheep discuss the crime late into the night, and their speculations vary wildly. Determined to unravel the mystery, they embark on furtive missions into the village, where they encounter a hoof-full of two-legged suspects. There’s Ham, the terrifying butcher who smells of death; Rebecca, the secretive village newcomer; and Father Will, a sinister priest the sheep call God.

With wit and heart, this clever international bestseller is a mystery to chew on—and savor.

“An original and clever mystery, with a flock of endearingly woolly detectives. I may never eat lamb chops again.”—Carl Hiaasen

©2025 Leonie Swann (P)2025 Recorded Books

Good!

Very interesting. Although I do recommend buying the paperback version, for there are just SO MANY sheep🐑 that I can’t remember them all at once. Story was great though. The narrator has an accent that was great, but sometimes pronounces a few words wrong, for example “thing” into “ting”. Good in other ways.

Narrator and story perfect

Quirky, suprising, dark, lite, funny and sad... are just a few of the words I would use to describe this book.

slow slow slow

I had to speed things up to listen to this book. im gonna finish it because I want to see the movie. But wow so slow and kind of dull. Movie looked better.

Fun, unique story!

Definitely a different story! I read a review that said the author did a great job capturing how a sheep really would think about things, and that’s so true! I never thought how a sheep would consider things, but now I wish the official unit of measurements was in ‘lambs leaps’! 😂 it got a little slow and and confusing sometimes. Not that I thought about giving up on it, just that some sections could have been moved along a little faster. Otherwise, it was a great mystery, twists and excellent job unveiling clues as it went along.

This book was a great story told in a unique way

I loved loved loved this book. I have never read a book like this where the characters were fur with human characteristics I enjoyed every second of it. The story line the characters it’s really interesting, fun, with deep thought feels. I already ordered the second book. The reader was excellent too. I couldn’t wait to get back to it.