If you’re in America and Canada, you’ll (hopefully) have noticed the gorgeous US editions of my books hitting shelves. We’ve now published the nine murder mystery novels in the Murder Most Unladylike series, and this year it’s the turn of my two companion books, Cream Buns and Crime and Once Upon a Crime.

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.

Stevens’ nine-book series is a satisfying and highly successful combination of English boarding-school tales and traditional detective stories, all set in the 1930s. This entertaining companion title includes an invitation to would-be detectives; suggested reading, mostly from the adult world, for mystery aficionados; and four new, interconnected short stories … Fans will be thrilled and encouraged to go on exploring the worlds of mystery reading—and solving.

Kirkus, March 1 2024

I’m delighted – and delighted by the way the US edition looks. Elizabeth Baddeley, my US illustrator, always creates such lovely covers. Pre-order now and get your beautiful hardback edition on the 23rd of April!