Alex had always wanted a dog of his own. But when he chose a spotted spaniel form the SPCA, he got a lot more than he had bargained for. William was no ordinary dog: he read the daily newspaper, he knew how to search the web and he could even do karate. And he had a secret: he used to be a highly trained dogtective working for an international agency, with some unfinished business that still needed to be taken care of. Just before the long winter holidays, this unusual dog started to make plans to take Alex with him on a secret mission that would take the two of them across Europe … with a couple of thugs hot on their heels.

Dogtective William Travels the World is the first of Alex and William’s riotous adventures in some of the world’s most interesting places, always just a few short paces ahead of the crooks.