![]() The plot's a little labyrinthine, but this is a story to read for style rather than sense, and the ever-changing relationship between Tully and his poultry clients (including some classic double-crossing) is rewardingly goofy and, eventually, affectionate. This is noir so lighthearted that it's barely pale gray, and it's as cartoonishly bouncy (slapstick involving Vincent's anti-gnawing Elizabethan collar and the dog door, for instance) as it is hardboiled in phraseology ("She reminded me of a three-inch splinter I'd had once-it bothered me, and I was in a much better mood once it was gone"). Tully begrudgingly takes the case, en route coming head to head with Vincent, the household's cantankerous indoor dog, and with the fact that the adorable peeping chicks conceal cunning behind their innocent appearance. ![]() Millicent, whom Tully dubs "Moosh," is an unhappy hen because she's missing two of her four fluffy chicks. ![]() Tully, former search-and-rescue dog, just fine, until his quiet life in the country is rudely disrupted by a chicken. ![]()
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