The Cowgirl Aunt of Harriet Bean

By Alexander McCall Smith

Book Overview

Harriet Bean is thrilled Her two detective aunts Thessalonika and Japonica are taking her across the vast Atlantic Ocean to the wilds of America. When they arrive at their destination, Harriet is happy to discover she has a sixth aunt-Aunt Formica the cowgirl. To add to her joy, Harriet soon learns there's also a mystery to solve. Crafty cattle rustlers are somehow stealing Aunt Formica's cows. But Harriet and her three madcap aunts must move quicker than greased lightning if they want to catch these slippery thieves and save the ranch. It's time to saddle up and follow the clues. ". Alexander McCall Smith pens] a charming new mystery that will keep young readers guessing-and laughing-from the first clue to the last."-Fantasticfiction.co.uk

• Format: Audio CD
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1664473696
• ISBN13: 9781664473690
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.

Customer Reviews

We love these books

We have the whole series of three Harriet Bean books from A. McCall Smith. THey are very well written interesting stories, good to read alone of read-aloud for the whole family. Interesting and intelligent books for kids.

Easy reading mystery a treat.

Harriet loves a good mystery, and together she and her aunts are always interested in a new case, so when she discovers lost cowgirl aunt named Formica, she already envisions an addition to their detective force. But cattle rustlers are Aunt Formica's problem - and it may take the entire team to solve the problem. A little under a hundred pages of action paired with black and white drawing by Laura Rankin make this easy reading mystery a treat.