'olly and tilly receive a letter from the future pleading for help. it says something terrible will happen years later at a place they know well on the north yorkshire coast. using the black stone passed down in their family for centuries, they seek advice from their ancestor alfred and learn that an old enemy is at work - but it's impossible because he's in prison. mysteries quickly deepen, leading olly and tilly into deadly danger with their friends kiran and daniel and some small but talented creatures from the ancient secret organisation called m.i.c.e. standing alone against evil forces that threaten the whole country and the world beyond, surely four children, a dog, three mice, a rabbit and a budgie stand no chance at all?' scary adventure with funny moments and loveable animal and bird characters for children 8-13+. sequel to 'm.i.c.e. and the stone' and 'm.i.c.e. and the dragon worm'. m.i.c.e. stands for mammals in co-operation everywhere, an ancient secret organisation of birds and animals. its self-help mission is to protect from harm caused by humans. olly and tilly peterson have a mysterious black stone passed to them by grandpa that enables them to understand birds and animals, use telepathy and healing, plus much more when they face evil. m.i.c.e. approached them for help in 'm.i.c.e. and the stone' and continues to do so, leading them and their friends kiran and daniel akram into scary adventures, helped by engaging characters such as three mice who are technology wizards, a faithful dog, a feisty budgie and an rabbit with degrees in ancient languages. the novels are set mainly in west and north yorkshire but action also takes place in london, england and washinton d.c.