A Spoonful of Murder has been shortlisted for a 2018 BAMB Award!

October 17, 2018

I’m thrilled to be able to say that A Spoonful of Murder, Hazel and Daisy’s sixth murder mystery, has been shortlisted in the Young Readers category for this year’s Books Are My Bag Readers’ Awards!

It’s up against some amazing competition, including two of my favourite books from the past year, Jessica Townsend’s Nevermoor and Catherine Doyle’s The Storm Keeper’s Island. I don’t know who I’d vote for – but the good news is that it’s not up to me, it’s up to YOU!

Every reader in the UK and Ireland gets a vote in this competition – all you need to do is visit the BAMB Awards website and choose your favourite books. If you enter, you might win £100 of book tokens – so what are you waiting for?!

We’ll find out the results in November – I’m so proud to have been shortlisted, and I know whoever wins will be entirely deserving!

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