The Woodlander

"By the time you read this, I'll already be dead."

These are the last words of John Grey: squirrel, husband, and award-winning reporter for the Langley Post—Woodland's most prominent newspaper. Or at least they would be John's last words if he could just finish the note! But after suffering an unspeakable tragedy, a crippling case of writer's block has left him unable to write a single word more for the past six months.

Desperate, he decides to attempt one last reporting assignment, venturing into Woodland's seedy underworld to capture his greatest story yet. But when his investigation goes awry, it is John who is captured instead, quickly finding himself part of the story he meant to report.

Kidnapped and smuggled to a mountain faraway, he learns the dark secret behind the disappearance of some of Woodland's less desirable citizens. But as great of a story as it is—the story of a lifetime—it's one he'll never get the chance to report... unless he can first escape!

Now, on the run and facing certain death, city squirrel John must elude his kidnappers through the forests of Woodland. Along the way, he rediscovers something he thought he had lost: his will to live. But will it be too late?

Welcome to The Woodlander, book one of The Grey Tales. Talking animal books aren't just for kids anymore!