Daisy and Hazel arrive in Taiwan

June 10, 2016

I had a very special delivery today: the Taiwanese edition of my first book, Murder Most Unladylike! It’s the second foreign language edition that I’ve seen (if you missed the gorgeous Italian hardcovers of the first two books, check them out here) and the first to be written in a language that I can’t read a word of. Daisy and Hazel have travelled completely beyond me – it’s a magnificent and bewildering feeling.

Taiwan cover

I’m completely in love with the cover. It looks like I’ve written a really elegant horror movie, possibly a boarding school version of the Ring. Daisy and Hazel appear to be balancing on the edge of a knife, which is actually very appropriate. And look at the maps!

MMU Taiwan maps

I’m so honoured to see my book travelling to so many countries – next up will be the French edition this summer. If you see any foreign editions in the wild, let me know!

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I’m delighted to say that I’ll be visiting Lincoln in February to talk about my books! I’ll be at the Engine Shed on Saturday 14th February at 3pm – tickets are on sale NOW and include a book with the price of the ticket.
If you missed out on my pre-order campaign with Daunt Books … it’s back for a limited time only! From today until the 3rd of December, you can order a signed and personalised copy of A Stocking Full of Spies from the Daunt Books website.