Life in the distant forest cannot be called calm: not a single day goes by without crime, persecution, suspicion and beastly intrigues. In “The Beast Detective”, the investigation is conducted by the elderly and experienced investigator Avag Porsugh and his cunning and resourceful assistant Porsukatun.

All the heroes of the book are animals, but they are able to love and hate, lie and tell the truth to a straight face, trust and despair, betray and save no less than we, our “human” readers. “The Wolf’s Den” is the first book in Anna Starobinets’ “The Beast Detective” series. A murder has occurred in the distant forest. Who is a friend, who is an enemy, who is the innocent fluffy victim, and who is the predator. According to the rules of the genre, the criminal is not known until the last page.

Intended for readers aged 9-12.