A terrible threat loomed over the inhabitants of the Distant Forest. An attempt has been made on the life of a chicken, and the culprit is here, among the forest animals! Police Chief Badger Sr. and his assistant Badgercat must find the killer in a short time and hand him over to hunting dogs, otherwise the whole Distant Forest awaits reprisals! Will our heroes be able to solve the crime? Whose soft fur coat hides a real animal? Or now that the laws have been broken, does the predator's right decide everything? '...The murky, blurry silhouette of a beast in the mist… He carefully creeps towards the chicken coop, lowering his head and hugging the ground.… Habits of a predator. The habits of a professional killer. Here he lifts his predatory muzzle to the full moon… Oh, how familiar the police Badger is with that dreamy gaze at the moon before a lightning bolt - a short magical ritual performed at night by a killer beast.' "The Right of the Predator" is the second part of the "Brutal Detective" cycle Anna Starobinets, which also includes 'The Wolf's Lair', 'Claws of Wrath', 'Plucker', 'Mango Gods' and 'Tail-Eaters'.