Top Marks for Murder is top of the charts!

August 14, 2019

I have some very exciting news to share: Top Marks for Murder was the NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING children’s paperback in the U.K. AND Ireland last week!

This is absolutely huge – the highest chart position for any of my books, ever – and I feel so amazed and grateful to everyone who rushed out and bought a copy this weekend, to all of the amazing booksellers who worked to sell the book, and to my wonderful team at Puffin, who have worked so hard on this series, and are just as excited as I am about this!

Below are some pictures of me celebrating – as well as some of my favourite photos from this weekend’s events in Oxford, Crickhowell, Cardiff and Bristol. I’ll be popping up in Edinburgh next, on the 17th and 18th – check my calendar for details. Here’s to an absolutely TOP first week of Top Marks for Murder – three cheers for the Detective Society!

At my Oxford Waterstones signing, with fans who flew in from Geneva!

At my Bookish Crickhowell signing, with a very eagle-eyed fan!

With my author friends PG Bell and Claire Fayers – I love their books, and it was so much fun chatting with them at Waterstones Cardiff!

My wonderful signing queue at Max Minerva’s Marvellous Books, Bristol

And celebrating *Top Marks for Murder*‘s #1 spot!

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