No Time Like Show Time

No Time Like Show Time is a children's fantasy mystery novel by Michael Hoeye, first published in 2004. It is the third book in the Hermux Tantamoq series, which includes Time Stops for No Mouse, The Sands of Time, and Time to Smell the Roses.

No Time Like Show Time
2004 first edition
AuthorMichael Hoeye
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's novel
PublisherSpeak, a division of Penguin Putnam
Publication date
10 July 2004
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages288 pp
ISBN0-670-91308-1
OCLC60512513
Preceded byThe Sands of Time 
Followed byTime to Smell the Roses 

Plot introduction

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Hermux is back in Pinchester after his adventures in the desert, trying to return to his normal life as a watchmaker. He receives a mysterious invitation to the Varmint Variety Theater from the impresario, Fluster Varmint. Fluster is being blackmailed and needs Hermux's help to save his theatre. But show business is a whole new world of weirdness for our modest hero.

Trivia

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There is a character nicknamed "Parrot of 1,000 Voices", which may be a reference to Mel Blanc.

References

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