The Stink Files, Dossier 001:
The Postman Always Brings Mice (Stink Files)
written by Holm & Hamel
illustrated by Brad Weinman

aised in London by a British secret agent, this international cat of mystery has traveled the world, foiled conspiracies thicker than cream, and rooted out evildoers wherever he and his human found them. But when he tries to follow the trail of a mysterious assassin to Norway, things go horribly, horribly wrong.

To James's shock, a baggage mix-up delivers him to an animal shelter . . . in New Jersey! Even worse, an ordinary suburban boy takes him home and names him Mr. Stink. Oh, the humiliation! At first his only goal is to escape and return to the world of top-secret intrigue. But soon he finds that the long paw of evil reaches all the way to America. As every spy knows, things are rarely what they seem...

Read Chapter One: Security Is Compromised by Shortbread

"Resourceful, self-assured Stink makes a beguiling narrator, against whom Bad Guys, two-legged or four-, plainly stand no chance."
- Kirkus Reviews

"The resolute feline hero, clever word play, and a situation kids can relate to has a certain winning charm."
- Booklist

 
"James Edward Bristlefur is having a very bad time."
Reading level: Ages 7-12
Published 1999 by HarperCollins Children's Books
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