A Wild Sheep Chase

Shepherd George Glenn is found in a sheep pasture, with a spade in his chest. The humans present are helpless so some talking sheep come into play to solve the crime.

That's the unlikely plot of Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Story by the pseudonymous Berlin-based Leonie Swann, a bestseller that's so far been translated into 26 languages. Here's a self-deprecating interview.