Michael Hoeye Ordine dei libri (cronologico)

Despite fierce opposition from mouse supremacists and other residents of Pinchester, three mice team up with an old chipmunk to prove that there existed, long before the time of mice, a Cat Kingdom. Suggested level: secondary.

Watchmaker Hermux Tantamoq is a hard-working mouse who is thankful for the ordinary things in life: doughnuts, coffee, peaceful evenings at home with his pet ladybird. But his quiet life takes a dramatic turn when Ms Linka Perflinger, dashing daredevil, aviatrix and adventuress, bursts into his watch shop, drops off a broken watch and steals his heart. Hermux can't wait to see Ms Perflinger again, but she doesn't return. Instead, a shady-looking rat comes in and demands her watch. Fearing something is amiss, Hermux follows the rat and soon finds himself in the middle of a dangerous web of deception and intrigue. What has happened to Ms Perflinger? Who is the mysterious Dr Mennus he keeps hearing about, and how is he connected with Hermux's eccentric neighbor, cosmetics tycoon Tucka Mertslin? Suddenly, Hermux's life is full of twists and turns and things are anything but ordinary. Hermux must be daring. He must be vigilant. And he doesn't know how. But as sure as corn is sweet and cheese goes mouldy, Hermux must rescue Ms Perflinger and, in the process, must find out just what kind of mouse he really is.

Hermux Tantamoq è un topo per bene, che conduce una vita tranquilla e ordinata. Quando torna a casa dopo una giornata di lavoro nella sua bottega di orologiaio, si mette comodo e inizia a sfogliare il giornale. Un giorno però Hermux trova nel giornale la fotografia di una cliente che al mattino gli ha portato a riparare un orologio da polso, una topolina dinamica e sbarazzina che non era più riuscito a levarsi dalla testa. La signorina Perflinger nella foto del giornale era ritratta accanto a un aeroplano su una pista di atterraggio in mezzo alla giungla. Hermux non vede l'ora di rivederla. Chissà quando verrà a ritirare l'orologio...

Hermux Tantamoq ist ein talentierter Uhrmacher und ein bescheidener Gentleman, der sein ruhiges Leben in seiner gemütlichen Wohnung mit seinem treuen Haustier Terfle genießt. Doch als die Abenteurerin und Pilotin Linka Perflinger seinen Laden betritt und ihm ihre völlig ruinierte Uhr überlässt, ändert sich alles. Sie verlangt, dass die Uhr bis zum nächsten Tag um Punkt zwölf repariert ist, denn die genaue Zeit ist entscheidend. Hermux gelingt es, das Wunder zu vollbringen, doch Linka erscheint nicht. Stattdessen wird er von einem unangenehmen Zeitgenossen konfrontiert, was ihn beunruhigt und ihn glauben lässt, dass der Dame etwas zugestoßen sein könnte. Obwohl er kein geborener Abenteurer ist, macht sich Hermux auf die Suche nach ihr, und ein atemberaubender Wettlauf gegen die Zeit beginnt. Die Geschichte ist einfallsreich und aufregend, bietet sowohl kleinen als auch großen Lesern viel Vergnügen. Der Autor schafft es, einen spannenden und unterhaltsamen Roman zu schreiben, der mit einem besonderen Humor und einem ironischen Unterton durchzogen ist. Die liebevollen Beschreibungen der Handgriffe und kleinen Eigenheiten des Uhrmacherlebens laden dazu ein, Hermux auf seinen Abenteuern zu folgen.

Hermux Tantamoq is an average mouse who works in his watch shop by day and spends his evenings at home with Terfle, his pet ladybug. But all that changes when Linka Perflinger, daredevil aviatrix, steps into his shop, drops off her watch for repair, and walks out with Hermuxs heart. When a shady-looking rat tries to claim Linkas watch, Hermux knows that something must be terribly wrong, and embarks on a dramatic quest to find her . . .