On a hillside near the quaint Irish village of Glennkill, the members of the flock gather around their shepherd, George, whose body lies pinned to the ground with a spade. George has cared deeply for the sheep, reading them a plethora of books every night, and as a result they are far savvier about the workings of the human mind than your average sheep.

Led by Miss Maple, the smartest sheep in Glennkill (and possibly the world), they set out to find George's killer. With an assortment of wooly investigators on the case, there are furtive missions into the village and a collection of two-legged suspects to chew over. Joyously original, Three Bags Full introduces a band of detectives who are a breed apart.