As you may know, Daisy and Hazel’s fifth adventure will be published in October this year. It seems a long way off, but I’ve got good news to help you with the wait: I’ve written a short story for a mystery anthology that’s publishing in just a few weeks!
Mystery & Mayhem is a collaboration between twelve amazing authors, and I think it shows how brilliant British children’s crime writing is right now. Each of the stories is fantastic (and completely new), and there’s such a range of stories (historical, contemporary, funny, scary and exciting), that every crime fan should find something they love.
I’m proud to be a part of the anthology, alongside Clementine Beauvais, Elen Caldecott, Susie Day, Julia Golding, Frances Hardinge, Caroline Lawrence, Helen Moss, Sally Nicholls, Kate Pankhurst, Harriet Whitehorn and Katherine Woodfine, and I can’t wait for you to read it – and especially my story!
I’ve written something completely different to my Murder Most Unladylike books. It’s a contemporary mystery, starring a boy called Jamie who lives in a hotel with his father and his dog. One evening a guest arrives while he’s on his own, but when he wakes up the next morning … she’s vanished.
I hope that sounds exciting! If you’re interested, and you’d like to hear me and some of my fellow Crime Club members talk mystery and mayhem, I’ve already got three events confirmed.
On Monday 9th May at 7pm, Katherine Woodfine and I will be speaking at Waterstones Piccadilly.
On Friday 20th May at 4pm, Katherine Woodfine and I will be speaking at Dulwich Picture Gallery.
On Sunday 22nd May at 11:15am, Helen Moss and I will be speaking at Linton Book Festival.
Stay tuned for more – and I hope you have a very mysterious May!
