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Death Sets Sail is Blackwell’s Children’s Book of the Month!

I’m very excited to announce that Death Sets Sail is Blackwell’s Children’s Book of the Month for August!

Blackwell’s have always been so supportive, and I feel so grateful that they’re recognising Death Sets Sail in this way! You can pre-order now from their website, and below is a video of me introducing the book that I filmed especially for them.… Read more

Death Sets Sail: SPOILER POST! DO NOT READ UNTIL YOU HAVE READ THE BOOK!

DO NOT READ THIS POST UNTIL YOU HAVE FINISHED READING DEATH SETS SAIL! Thank you.

Hello Detectives! Today is the launch date for Death Sets Sail in Australia and New Zealand – and I know that some British and Irish fans have already got their copies too! (This is just because sometimes stores get stock a few days early and send pre-orders out to fans then – so don’t worry if your book hasn’t arrived yet, or if you’re waiting to visit a bookstore on the 6th to pick up your copy). That means only one thing … some of you will have FINISHED the book, and if you have I’d love to hear what you thought of it!

I’ve created a special post for this because I really want to keep what happens in this book secret for anyone who hasn’t yet read it – but I know that if you’ve finished it you’ll be DESPERATE to talk about it!

The rules:

Don’t comment here until you have FINISHED DEATH SETS SAIL. I can’t stress enough how much you need to keep on reading until the last page before you post here! If you want to read the book through with a friend and discuss it offline, that’s fine, but don’t do it here, because you’ll end up seeing spoilers for bits you haven’t got to yet!Don’t read the comments until you have FINISHED DEATH SETS SAIL if you don’t want to be totally spoiled for the ending. If you do you only have yourself to blame!It’s fine if you disagree with another fan, or if you don’t like something I’ve done in the book. But please be nice to each other! Any comment that I think breaks this rule will be removed immediately.

And that’s it! I really hope you did enjoy Death Sets Sail. It was a rollercoaster of a book to write – and fingers crossed that’s how you felt as you read it!

Death Sets Sail: SPOILER POST!

Hello Detectives! Today is the launch date for Death Sets Sail in Australia and New Zealand – and I know that some British and Irish fans have already got their copies too! (This is just because sometimes stores get stock a few days early and send pre-orders out to fans then – so don’t worry if your book hasn’t arrived yet, or if you’re waiting to visit a bookstore on the 6th to pick up your copy).… Read more

Writing Prompt Mondays: Prompt 19

Your writing prompt responses last week were disastrous in the best way, Detectives! I particularly enjoyed Evez’s prom night earthquake, Astrophysics’ terrifying story, Xydel’s tsunami story, Colette’s domestic disaster and Iona’s Clydesbank Blitz story.

This is an extremely exciting week – not only is it PUBLICATION WEEK FOR DEATH SETS SAIL, but two days ago I was finally able to reveal the news that I’ve been keeping secret for almost a year: my Murder Most Unladylike series may be coming to an end, but my Ministry of Unladylike Activity series is just beginning!… Read more

Guardian interview: Death Sets Sail and The Ministry of Unladylike Activity!

I’m absolutely honoured and thrilled to be the subject of a long interview in the Guardian today! Justine Jordan spoke to me last month about ending the Murder Most Unladylike series, looking forward to The Ministry of Unladylike Activity and why I think writing for children is so important – you can read the whole article online here!… Read more

Announcement: The Ministry of Unladylike Activity is coming in 2022!

Hello Detectives! A lot of you have been asking me what I’m going to do after Murder Most Unladylike. Some of you were even worried that I might stop being an author now this series is finished!

Until now, all I’ve been able to do is reassure you that I do know what I’m doing next, and I am absolutely not going to stop writing books.… Read more

Death Sets Sail featured on the National Literacy Trust website!

I’m very excited to be National Literacy Trust’s Author of the Week in their Family Zone section!

Head on over to their website to get writing tips, watch a new video from me talking about Death Sets Sail – and read a BRAND NEW chapter of the book!

It still isn’t Chapter One, which I’m waiting until publication day in the UK and Ireland (the 6th of August) to reveal – there will be a special reading of it during my Waterstones event, which you will NOT want to miss out on!… Read more

More chances to get signed copies of Death Sets Sail!

Detectives, you may remember that I did a lot of signing of book plates last month. You’ve been asking how to get hold of them, and now I can give you the answer!

I signed 1,000 specially branded Death Sets Sail book plates, which have been sent to lots of different places.… Read more

Writing Prompt Mondays: Prompt 18

What out of this world responses to my last prompt, Detectives! I loved all of your stories, and have chosen Eiza’s summer holiday in space, Olive’s scary mission to Mars, Wildflower’s diary of a planet and DetectiveGirl’s escape room story to highlight!

This week I’ve been inspired by Grace, who asked me to do a prompt on natural disasters.… Read more

Pre-order signed, personalised copies of Death Sets Sail from Round Table Books!

Hello Detectives! Less than two weeks to go now before Death Sets Sail launches, and I finally have an answer to a question you’ve been asking me for a while: how to get a signed copy of the book!

Normally I would be doing lots of signings, and visiting lots of stores to sign copies, but of course because of coronavirus I can’t do that.… Read more