Claws of Rage A Beastly Crimes Book (#3)

The peaceful existence of the animals in the Far Woods is threatened by a crime wave in this third volume of the fanciful Beastly Crimes Book series. First, an underground art exhibition is robbed. Soon after, Marquise, a pampered, snow-white Persian, is kidnapped from the cat show. To Chief Badger and his ambitious assistant, Badgercat, all clues point to the snooty Arctic Fox as the culprit — until the emergence of Claws of Rage, a nefarious group of nonpedigreed agitators seeking vengeance against purebred, well-fed, happy-go-lucky animals.
Can Chief Badger and Badgercat round up Claws of Rage members before they strike again? Will Badgercat be able to put aside his growing feelings for Marquise and uphold his duty as a Far Woods officer of the law? And what is that strange hairless animal up to? All answers lie within this gripping Beastly Crimes book, number three in the series.

Anna Starobinets is an award-winning novelist, screenwriter, and journalist. Best known as a writer of dystopian and metaphysical stories, she is also a successful children's author. Her previous titles include Catlantis, translated from Russian into English by Jane Bugaeva, and praised by Kirkus Reviews as "a trippy, silly tale of cat magic, folklore, and love….Bugaeva's punny translation will make this a fine read-aloud. A must for those seeking culturally diverse literary experiences."

Contents
 
Chapter 1: In Which Whiskers Touch
Chapter 2: In Which the Artist Is Insulted
Chapter 3: In Which All Is Lost
Chapter 4: In Which the Facts Are Looked Into
Chapter 5: In Which Badgercat Discovers Some Hidden Talents
Chapter 6: In Which an Egotistical Animal Thinks He Can Do Whatever He Wants
Chapter 7: In Which Chief Badger Is Lonely
Chapter 8: In Which We Find Out Who Is in Charge
Chapter 9: In Which the Cops Are Sloppy
Chapter 10: In Which a Soldier Is Lost
Chapter 11: In Which Claw Marks Are Compared
Chapter 12: In Which the Terrorists Announce Themselves
Chapter 13: In Which the Captor Watches His Victim
Chapter 14: In Which a Tail Is Threatened
Chapter 15: In Which Anything Is Possible
Chapter 16: In Which Time Is Wasted and Respect Is Lost
Chapter 17: In Which It Reeks of Alpha Male
Chapter 18: In Which Fur Is Ripped Out
Chapter 19: In Which Badgercat Finds Himself on the Wrong Side of the Law
Chapter 20: In Which Operation Declaw Goes into Effect
Chapter 21: In Which Life Flashes before Her Eyes
Chapter 22: In Which the Worst Is Prepared For
Chapter 23: In Which Resisting Is Futile
Chapter 24: In Which There Are Many Traitors
Chapter 25: In Which Cats Are Hated