Have a spooky Halloween, Detectives!

October 31, 2018

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Happy Halloween, Detectives!

Whether you’re pumpkin carving, dressing up and trick-or-treating, or staying in for a creepy movie night, I hope you have a great time.

If you want to read a scary, adventurous, magical book this Halloween, I recommend Wundersmith by Jessica Townsend, the second in her series about Morrigan Crow. Morrigan discovers she’s part of a magical secret society in a marvellous hidden world – but also realises that her powers might be dark enough to bring that whole world crashing down … It’s brilliantly inventive and exciting, a great read that will have you gripped!

And if you want to bake the perfect bunbreak to go with your choice of reading, then here’s a classic Detective Society recipe for spooky squashed fly biscuits. You can also find it in Cream Buns and Crime, a book that coincidentally contains my Halloween-themed short story, The Case of the Deepdean Vampire …

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Enjoy your evening, Detectives – and remember, ghosts aren’t real … probably.

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