Sow Belly and the Theater

About the Book

In the third adventure of Frank Hazard’s fabulist “Sow Belly” series, Herb the Worm is determined to discover why rehearsals for a play at the Live Stock Company have been sabotaged. He seeks out Sow Belly to help him investigate the crime and with the assistance of other earnest farm-animal friends Herb and Sow Belly resolve to unravel the riddle and to make sure that the play Hedda Gobbler will premier as scheduled in only a few hours. They race against time and they don’t have many clues to guide their quest. As suspensefully crafted as its predecessors in the “Sow Belly” series, SOW BELLY AND THE THEATER comprises an adroit blend of satire and mystery, humor and adventure, with vivid illustrations and an eccentric array of poignant and sinister farm-yard characters that will intrigue and irresistibly fascinate both children and adults. A fabulist journey, a fabulous experience.

About the Author

Frank Hazard is the author of two fabulist satires, Sow Belly and the Stranger and Sow Belly and the Thief, and a philosophical crime thriller, The Fatal Heist, and Escape from Phalaris, an innovative exposition of art and creative endeavor. He was born on Sea Island, Georgia, and raised in New Haven, Connecticut, where his father was a member of the athletic staff at Yale University. An autodidact, he began to read widely at an early age. He was a staff writer for various magazines on the West Coast, and for many years, he was a drama critic in New York City. Mr. Hazard has been a literary critic, an editor, and a general assignment reporter. Presently he lives in New York City with his wife Nancy, an artist.