"Who goes to a private detective when they don't have a problem? It's like going to a hospital to tell them that you've never felt better, and would the nice doctor mind examining you, please?"

A hilarious, and yet very serious investigation led by Seamus the private detective.

Who said turkeys couldn’t solve mysteries?

Seamus the private detective is no chicken. He’s a turkey. And after the disastrous case of the Rampaging Rhinoceros, his feathers are a little ruffled.

You should never trust a cat in a fur coat, but when Ms Ermine comes slinking in with a clawful of cash, Seamus just can’t say no. Soon he’s up to his beak in a case involving a sinister snake, pigs with piercings and a meerkat called Elvis.

It’s all a bit much for a turkey to handle. Especially because turkeys don’t have any hands.

'Funny, sweet, and beautifully illustrated.' – The Irish Examiner

'I laughed so much I laid an egg. GENIUS. The world has a new top turkey.' –  Dustin the Turkey

Seamus Solves Mysteries for Readers!

Seamus’s friends at Little Island are pleased to announce we’ve made a special arrangement with the bird himself! Inside each copy of Murder Most Fowl and The Baboon with the Golden Bum by Jed Lynch we’ve placed a postcard addressed to Seamus c/o Little Island. On this card you are invited to write the details of a mystery you’d like to have solved, and Seamus has generously agreed to reply to every postcard he receives, giving his expert detective’s opinion on your case!

All of Seamus's answers will be shared below.

The Case of Dad's Farts, from Alexander

The Case of the Mysterious Man, from Callan

The Case of the Disappearing Toys, from Ella

The Case of the Fast-Forwarding Weekend, from Matthew

The Case of the Disappearing School Books, from Jamie

The Case of the Surprising Chickens, from Kesiah

The Case of Aunty Et, from Lilly

The Case of the Unwrapped Christmas Presents, from Dearbhla

 

The Case of the Mysterious Keys, from Erin

Jed Lynch is a human author from Ireland. He has co-written a number of plays, including one about a floating house and another about a giant singing brain. Murder Most Fowl is the first thing that he has co-written with a turkey. Seamus, a private detective who just happens to be a turkey, provides the exciting storylines based on the cases he has worked, as well as all of the feathers, wings and beaks in the partnership. Jed, on the other hand, provides the hands. He has a pet reindeer and is learning to play the trumpet.

About the Illustrator

Stephen Stone comes from the north-east of England where they are known as Sand Dancers. He’s illustrated many picturebooks worldwide and loves to illustrate animals. Seamus is his first turkey detective and has now been added to his top ten list of favourite things to draw. He gets help with his creations from his studio assistant, a slightly aloof orange cat called Vincent Van Mog, who helps him choose all his colours.