Bisket has been suspended from active duty and finds himself facing a week at Mrs Stroganov’s Dog Hotel while Philip has a well deserved holiday. Meanwhile, Mitzy is sent to investigate alien activity at a fizzy drinks factory. Without her partner, and the entire seagull network down, she finds herself teaming up with Crisp, the rat, to investigate. But who is the black cat with a tail gun? And why is he telling Mitzy to back off?

The fourth outing for the Pet Defenders is as fast paced and funny as the first. Steve May’s fabulous illustrations bring Gareth P. Jones’s comic cast to life. Littered with one liners and laugh out loud moments, although published a little too late to add to your Christmas list, you’ll definitely want to save some pennies for this to beat off the late winter blues.

Great for fans of Guy Bass, Tom Nicoll and Barry Hutchison.

Ebook proof courtesy of Stripes Publishing via Netgalley.