Something's afoot in the area near Crowsfoot Cottage. A strange beast has been spotted in the night, a peculiar print found in the mud.

Then Sophie Ellis and her stepfather go missing from their cottage. The police find bloodstains in the cottage shed - human and animal! Sophie and her father are presumed dead, feared eaten. The army is called in to capture the Beast but it seems to have vanished. What is going on? Is there an easy explanation or is something more sinister sneaking near Crowsfoot . . .?

This book is part of a book series called Shock Shop .

There are 96 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2003 by Pan Macmillan .

Chris Mould is an established illustrator and has sold internationally. He is married with two children and lives in Yorkshire. Jeanne Willis is a favourite children's author, and she also writes for television.