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Author | Michael Hoeye |
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Language | English |
Genre | Children's novel |
Publisher | Speak, a division of Penguin Putnam |
Publication date | 2007 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
ISBN | 0-141-32178-4 |
Preceded by | No Time Like Show Time |
Time to Smell the Roses is a children's fantasy mystery novel by Michael Hoeye, first published in 2007. [1] It is the fourth book in the Hermux Tantamoq series, which includes Time Stops for No Mouse , The Sands of Time , and No Time Like Show Time .
While watchmaker and sporadic detective-mouse Hermux Tantamoq is planning his wedding to the aviator Linka Perflinger, multi-millionaire Androse De Rosenquill sends for him and asks him to find a missing squirrel. [2] At the same time, the cosmetics boss Tucka Mertslin is scheming with an unprincipled scientist against a rival cosmetician. A beautiful garden is vandalized, and a body is found which no one recognizes. As Hermux carefully pursues his task, he finds unexpected connections. [3]
The familiar cast of rodents, insects, and others from the three previous Hermux Tantamoq books now includes Thirxen Ghoulter, a coroner whose profession is taxidermy.
Terfle is Hermux's smart pet ladybug, who travels with him and likes to eat jelly and dried aphids.