This is the second book in the “Bunnicula” series, although Bunnicula the
vampire bunny doesn’t actually appear in it. The Monroe family is going
off on a vacation, and leaving Chester the cat and Harold the dog at a
kennel called Chateau Bow-Wow. As usual, Chester is determined to play
Sherlock Holmes, and as usual Harold (the narrator) is just about capable
of holding down Dr. Watson’s spot on the roster.

Chester soon determines that the pair of wire-haired dachsunds (Heather
and Howard) are in fact werewolves; and when a French poodle named Louise
disappears, Chester is certain that she’s been murdered by her boyfriend
Max and his new friend Georgette. Or maybe by Lyle, the psycho-kitty.
Or by Max’s hanger-on, Taxi. And as more animals disappear, even Harold
begins to think that Chester might be right.

I’ll pay this book the compliment of saying that David enjoyed it very
much, and is looking forward to more; I’ll also say that I found it
rather boring, and not much fun to read aloud. I’d probably have liked
it more if I’d been able to read it silently (and therefore more
quickly), but alas–I fear that this belongs to the set of kid’s books
that really are only for kids.

There are two or three more books in the series, and I’ve no doubt we’ll
get to them all in time.