Once Upon a Crime publishes this week in the US and Canada!

July 10, 2024

Huge news for my North American detectives: as of this week, you finally have access to my entire Murder Most Unladylike series!

Once Upon a Crime is OFFICIALLY out now from Simon & Schuster BFYR, with a gorgeous cover by Elizabeth Baddeley – and that means that every single one of Daisy and Hazel’s adventures are available for you to read if you live in the US or Canada!

I’m so thrilled about this (it’s something I’ve been working towards for a lot of years!), and also really pleased that it’s had a lot of wonderful support. It’s been given a prestigious JLG Gold Standard badge, and it also got a Kirkus review (!) and a Booklist review.

Kirkus calls it ‘A welcome addition to an addictive series’, and Emily Graham at Booklist says ‘The sophisticated writing has a charmingly old-fashioned feel … Another winning entry from the Murder Most Unladylike series.’

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Daisy and Hazel will be part of a new Story Museum exhibition!

May 5, 2026

There’s a new exhibition coming to Oxford’s Story Museum this summer, and it’s all about young detectives! Created by young curators using a storyline by Sharna Jackson, it’ll feature plenty of your favourite detectives – including Daisy and Hazel!

May and June events: Dublin and London

May 1, 2026

I am doing two festival events this spring: one in Dublin and one in London. They are: International Literature Festival Dublin, 16th May, 12pm – a talk followed by a signing London Children’s Book Festival, 28th June, 3:30pm – a talk followed by a signing

Free Online Event with the National Archives!

March 20, 2026

I’m partnering up with the National Archives for their first ever school event, a free online event on Wednesday March 25th at 1:30pm.

Virtual schools event – 20th March 2026

February 11, 2026

I’m delighted to announce that I have something for schools who’d like a visit from me – I’ll be appearing in a virtual schools event on the 20th March at 1:30pm in partnership with my publisher Puffin.

I’ll be at this year’s Waterstones Children’s Book Festival in Lincoln!

January 13, 2026

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.

Now’s your chance to grab a signed and dedicated copy of A Stocking Full of Spies for Christmas!

November 17, 2025

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.