I have some exciting (though probably not surprising) news: my new book, Death in the Spotlight, will have an audio edition available, read by the amazing Katie Leung!

Katie played Cho Chang in the Harry Potter films, and she’s about to appear in Channel 4’s Strangers, as well as be the voice of Too-Ticky in the new Moomins cartoon. She’s super talented and nice, and I’m so honoured to have her working on my books.

I went to listen to her record yesterday in Puffin’s brilliant audio department, and it was an amazing experience. Hearing my words being spoken by another person gives me goosebumps – it’s like my story is coming to life!

The audio edition will be out on the 4th October (the same date as the paperback edition) for download from Audible and similar websites. You can also get it for FREE from public libraries in the UK and Ireland from that date – ask your librarian if you’re not sure how this works, or if you can’t see it in your library catalogue. (If you can’t afford to buy a copy in any format, by the way, please always use the library instead of pirating it. Every time you check one of my books out of the library, I get paid by the government – which means I’ll make enough money to be able to keep on writing the books you love!)

Remember that if you haven’t pre-ordered the paperback yet, you can still do that too – and if you pre-order through the Waterstones website you’ll be automatically entered into a draw to pick a name in Murder Most Unladylike Book 8! This is an amazing prize – you, or your best friend, or your family member, will get to be part of the MMU universe for ever – and I’m so pleased to be able to offer it to one lucky winner! Good luck, detectives – there’s less than a month to go now …