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World Book Day

World Book Day 2024 – dress like my detectives!

It’s World Book Week 2024, and I know a lot of you are dressing up as my detectives! It’s very easy to do – really, all you need to do is spruce up your usual school uniform with a tie, a hat, a crest or badge, a notebook and a magnifying glass.

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Cream Buns and Crime

Cream Buns and Crime has a Kirkus review!

The US edition of Cream Buns and Crime will publish on April 23 from Simon Kids, and ahead of that we’ve had the most wonderful review from Kirkus, the most trusted book review body in the US.

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Murder Most Unladylike

Murder Most Unladylike has arrived in Spain!

Ten years after Murder Most Unladylike first published in the UK, it’s amazing to see that it’s still arriving in new territories – and the latest addition is one I’m particularly pleased about, Spanish! El Crimen es Cosa de Damas has just published from Editorial Alma, translated by Andrea Montero Cusset. It’s out now, available in all good bookstores and online, and the sequel is on the way soon!

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the super sunny murder club

The Super Sunny Murder Club

I’m delighted to be bringing you my first announcement (and first post!) of 2024: the team that created 2021’s The Very Merry Murder Club is back with a brand new mystery anthology!

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Mistletoe and Murder

Happy holidays from the Detective Society!

It’s the 23rd of December – which means that it’s officially Mistletoe and Murder season! I always make a post on this day each year to remind you all that if you want to start your festive read, or reread, today is the perfect time to do it.

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The Body in the Blitz

The Body in the Blitz tour is over!

It’s true – my tour for The Body in the Blitz is done! Thank you to everyone who came along and made it so special. I had a wonderful time and I hope you did too!

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The Body in the Blitz

Hello! Magazine article

I was interviewed in Hello! Magazine last week! I spoke to Matthew Moore about the importance of bookshops, why queer representation is so important in children’s books and about why I decided to write the Ministry of Unladylike Activity series after the end of the Murder Most Unladylike books.

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