Bee is in her element working in the taxidermy department at the Museum of Natural History, but her summer job turns out to be full of surprises:A dead body in the Red Rotunda. A mysterious Museum benefactor. A large stuffed tiger in the Catacombs. A handsome boy with a fascination for unusual animal mating habits.And a pocketful of glass eyes.Can Bee sift through the clues to discover whether her mentor really committed suicide . or is there a murderer in their midst?'Smart, slick, funny, with sharp edges. Lili Wilkinson is like a coolgeekgirl Agatha Christie.' - Simmone Howell, author of Everything's Beautiful'Wry, sly, funny, smart, and very entertaining.' - Jaclyn Moriarty, author of Feeling Sorry for Celia'an entertaining introduction to the genre of crime fiction. the ending is ultimately satisfying.' Carousel

 

This book was recognised in the Book of the Year category by the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards. It was recognised by the Older Readers.

There are 324 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Allen & Unwin .

Lili Wilkinson is the award-winning author of ten YA novels, including Scatterheart, Pink and Green Valentine. After studying Creative Arts at the University of Melbourne, Lili established the insideadog. com. au, the Inky Awards and the Inkys Creative Reading Prize at the Centre for Youth Literature, State Library of Victoria. She has a PhD in Creative Writing, and lives in Melbourne with her husband, son, dog and three chickens.