Time to Smell the Roses

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Time to Smell the Roses
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2007 first edition
Author Michael Hoeye
Language English
Genre Children's novel
PublisherSpeak, a division of Penguin Putnam
Publication date
2007
Publication place United States
Media typePrint (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 .

Contents

Plot summary

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.

Notes

  1. "Time to Smell the Roses" . Booklist . October 1, 2007. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  2. Time to Smell the Roses, summary at books.google.com, accessed 2 May 2012
  3. 'Hoeye, Michael, Time to Smell the Roses: a Hermux Tantamoq adventure', in The Horn book guide to children's and young adult books, vol. 19, Issue 1 (July–December 2007), p. 70