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2018: that’s a wrap!

It’s been an amazing year for me – I’m so proud of what I’ve achieved, and so grateful for all of your support. I’m reflecting on the past year in my video for this month, as well as choosing my very favourite read of 2018.

I’m taking time off from now until the end of the year to work on Daisy and Hazel’s eighth murder mystery – and spend time with my lovely family and friends – so this is my last website post for 2018.… Read more

Death in the Spotlight reviewed by TES

I’m delighted that Death in the Spotlight has been reviewed by TES in their Class Book Review section.

Natalia Marshall, LRC Manager at The Compton School, calls it ‘the best MMU novel yet’.

Gia, a Year 8 pupil at Compton School, says ‘I love this book because the two main characters, Hazel and Daisy, are brave and funny and they take you along on their adventures – you never know what is going to happen next,’ and Emma, Year 8, says ‘I like Death in the Spotlight because it has a lot of plot twists which keep you wanting to read more, which is what I look for in a book.’

Caitlin, Year 8, mentions my YouTube channel!… Read more

My marvellous mini Christmas tour!

I’m home from a wonderful weekend of events – in three days I visited Kinross, Durham, Carlisle, Harrogate and Leeds!

I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who looked after me, and everyone who came along to meet me. Some of you came from very far away, and lots of you queued for a very long time.… Read more

I’m coming to the 2019 Emirates Literature Festival!

I’m very pleased to announce my first 2019 events – and they’re a bit further afield than I usually go! I’ll be at the Emirates Literature Festival in March 2019, doing several public and school events.

I’m excited to be part of the festival, and I can’t wait to meet fans in Dubai.… Read more

Book Recommendations – November 2018

As well as my recommendations for November, this month’s video features news about my last events of 2018 (you can also find them here), and how #Book8 is going …

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone celebrating, and I’ll be back in December!

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Mistletoe and Murder reviewed by The Horn Book Magazine!

Mistletoe and Murder is out in the US and Canada at last, and I’m very pleased that it’s been given a lovely review by Elissa Gershowitz for The Horn Book Magazine.

‘Stevens’s frost-dusted Cambridge … is an appealing backdrop for this adolescent whodunit, and Wells and Wong’s partnership, with echoes of Holmes and Watson, is as entertaining as ever.’

If you’re in the USA, grab your copy of Mistletoe and Murder now – it’s perfect for Christmas reading!… Read more

I’m coming to Chicago!

American fans, I’m going to be doing an event in Chicago this Thanksgiving week. I’ll be at 57th Street Books on the 20th November at 4pm, reading from Mistletoe and Murder and The Guggenheim Mystery!

This is a free event – details are here! If you can’t go, I’ll be leaving behind lots of signed stock – and if you want me to sign and personalise a book for you, just call up 57th Street Books and give them your details, so they can mail it out to you afterwards.… Read more

I’m very proud of Daisy Wells!

Death in the Spotlight has been out for a month in the UK and Ireland – and so has Daisy Wells! If you’ve read it, you’ll know that in this book, Daisy finally gets her first crush … on another girl.

I’m not going to tell you who, just in case you haven’t picked up Death in the Spotlight yet – but it’s a story line that I’m so excited to have written, and I’m thrilled at the responses it’s had from readers.… Read more

Have a spooky Halloween, Detectives!

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.… Read more

A Spoonful of Murder has been shortlisted for a National Book Award!

The shortlists for this year’s Specsavers National Book Awards were announced this morning, and I’m thrilled to be able to say that A Spoonful of Murder is on the children’s shortlist!

I’m just so pleased that one of my favourite stories has been recognised like this – it’s amazing to see it next to so many other brilliant books.… Read more