INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A witty philosophical murder mystery with a charming twist: the crack detectives are sheep determined to discover who killed their beloved shepherd "Delightfully different . . . The combination of sly humor and naivet makes this novel a surprising and refreshing read."-Boston Globe "Swann produces a clever spin on the ol' whodunit . . . the result: a delightfully offbeat yarn."-Entertainment Weekly On a hillside near the cozy Irish village of Glennkill, the members of the flock gather around their shepherd, George, whose body lies pinned to the ground with a spade. George has cared for the sheep, reading them a plethora of books every night. The daily exposure to literature has made them far savvier about the workings of the human mind than your average sheep. Led by Miss Maple, the smartest sheep in Glennkill (and possibly the world), they set out to find George's killer. The A-team of investigators includes Othello, the "bad-boy" black ram; Mopple the