When a whispering bell tolls and memories begin to vanish, Inspector Nincum Squirrel and Sergeant Dinky Badger must enter the heart of Darkling Forest—where the fog remembers more than it reveals.

When the body of Council Scholar Sophocles is discovered beneath the observatory and the village’s secrets begin to unravel, it falls to Nincum Squirrel—brilliant, methodical, and unflappably calm—and her grumbling partner Dinky Badger to solve a mystery wrapped in fog, memory, and deception.

As masked figures debate truth, a forgotten bell tolls again, threatening to silence the village forever. With pickled eggs, bowler hats, and a feather that remembers too much, Nincum and Dinky must race through hedge tunnels, tower tops, and teacup conspiracies to outwit an enemy who may have already erased their name from history.

A cosy, clever detective tale for curious minds who know that sometimes, the truth wears a very fine disguise.

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