Pete Smith does not believe in magic or fairies, but you tend to re-evaluate your beliefs when someone is murdered and you suddenly have to rely on talking mice and garbage heaps that fly around in revved up dustbins to save you from hordes of boy-eating rats. An action-packed fantasy adventure by an author who has been described as South Africa's own J.K Rowling. A new edition of the 2005 winner of the MER prize for youth literature.