The Trouble with Goats and Sheep

The Trouble with Goats and Sheep
Joanna Cannon

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER‘Part whodunnit, part coming of age, this is a gripping debut about the secrets behind every door’ RACHEL JOYCE‘A very special book’ NATHAN FILER‘An utter delight’ SARAH WINMAN‘A delight’ PAULA HAWKINS‘A treasure chest of a novel’ JULIE COHEN‘One of the standout novels of the year’ HANNAH BECKERMAN‘I didn't want the book to end’ CARYS BRAY‘An excellent debut’ JAMES HANNAH‘Grace and Tilly are my new heroes’ KATE HAMER‘A wonderful debut’ JILL MANSELL‘A modern classic in the making’ SARAH HILARY‘A stunning debut’ KATIE FFORDE‘Phenomenal’ MIRANDA DICKINSONEngland,1976.Mrs Creasy is missing and The Avenue is alive with whispers. As the summer shimmers endlessly on, ten-year-olds Grace and Tilly decide to take matters into their own hands.And as the cul-de-sac starts giving up its secrets, the amateur detectives will find much more than they imagined…

THE TROUBLE WITH GOATS AND SHEEP

Joanna Cannon

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This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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Dedication (#u8ea5dd99-127b-5426-a45a-342cea658042)

For Arthur and Janice

Table of Contents

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Title Page (#u82cb114b-e676-50ed-b0db-9beaee4ca82b)

Copyright (#ue30f690f-d4f8-5b92-b74d-5b3fc2bf63ae)

Dedication (#u3996ad91-f03c-5614-90e0-e73b3078a65e)

Map (#u56cd641b-07e8-5cc8-9633-d66d8aeef0f9)

Number Four, The Avenue (#u39980863-3b28-5f24-960c-ab8f4b24ecce)

St Anthony’s (#ubd700cd4-deab-5c17-8f66-3e3defa49427)

Number Four, The Avenue (#ub2b732f0-8b81-5f89-8a5f-5ea535633c28)

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Number Four, The Avenue (#u15f77bd4-d213-5a57-b9f5-63216ef0f2a3)

Number Six, The Avenue (#u469fc12c-fd15-56cb-a2c9-240d8aa5693d)

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Number Four, The Avenue (#u6b6145de-7052-5e39-80cd-5c478672d717)

Number Eight, The Avenue (#litres_trial_promo)

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