Cream Buns and Crime, my Murder Most Unladylike companion novel, publishes in the US today from Simon and Schuster!
It’s a very special book for me – it’s got recipes, essays and short stories, and I think it’s both a brilliant way in to the series if you’ve never read one of my books before, and perfect for long-time fans of my books.
It’s had lots of really nice support in the US – it’s been picked as a JLG Gold Standard book, and it’s had a wonderful review in the School Libraries Journal, below.
A short story companion to the popular mystery series. At Deepdean School for Girls, Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are solving mysteries once again. In this book, they encounter some āmini mysteriesā while offering tips, tricks, and tales from the Detective Society. The book opens in 1936 with the introductory text appearing on a typewriter, intriguing readers and setting the tone that this is a Ālegitimate artifact revealing true tips and detective secrets. Readers are given a thorough guide on how to set up their own Ādetective society, the basics of sleuthing, information about special cases and the world of spies, and how to crack unsolved mysteries. Readers are encouraged to choose detective society members well and have them pledge to discover truth and justice. The book even includes instructions on how to make a fingerprint kit. VERDICT Fans of ĀEnola Holmes, Agatha Christie, and ĀStuart Gibbs will love this engaging text that is a blend of mystery fiction and gumshoe Āhow-to.
āLisa Gieskes, SLJ, April 2024
I’m very excited for US readers to discover Cream Buns and Crime – and also Once Upon a Crime, my other short story anthology, when it publishes this summer!
