A very Mysterious launch!

May 13, 2016

Last night, Daunt’s in Cheapside were kind enough to host the launch of the crime anthology I’m part of, Mystery & Mayhem. It features 12 authors and 12 (absolutely brilliant) original crime short stories for ages 8-12 (and up), and yesterday we managed to gather a third of the Crime Club, their families and friends into one space for one very fun evening. Huge thanks to my partner in crime Katherine Woodfine, and Egmont’s Maggie Eckel, for helping with the preparation, and to fellow Crime Club members Helen Moss and Harriet Whitehorn for coming along and bringing delicious bunbreak supplies with them!

Below are a selection of pictures from the party (and the preparation – I made my favourite tiffin recipe, which went down very well!).

Tiffin
Tiffin making time!
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A beautiful Mystery & Mayhem display at Daunt Cheapside!
Me at Mystery and Mayhem
Matching my dress and nails to the book!
with Helen Moss and Yu
With Helen Moss and crime fan (and author) Yu!
four authors
Harriet Whitehorn, Helen Moss, me and Katherine Woodfine with our book!

Have you got your hands on Mystery & Mayhem yet? If so, which are your favourite stories? And if not, are you excited to read it? Let me know in the comments below!

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