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Happy US Book Birthday, The Guggenheim Mystery!

Today is a very special day: it’s the US and Canadian release date for The Guggenheim Mystery, my sequel to Siobhan Dowd‘s The London Eye Mystery!

I loved writing this book – it was such an honour to pick up Siobhan’s detective Ted Spark’s story and send him on new adventures – and I’m so proud that it’s finally been published in the USA.… Read more

Happy publication day, Death in the Spotlight!

The wait is over! Death in the Spotlight publishes in the UK and Ireland TODAY!

To celebrate, I’ve filmed a video of me reading from one of my favourite parts of the book. I hope you enjoy it – and I hope you love reading Death in the Spotlight!

Remember that I’ll be holding a lot of public events this month – check this schedule to see where you can meet me!… Read more

Happy Black History Month – meet some of the characters from Death in the Spotlight!

October is Black History Month, when we try to pay special attention to all of the great things that black people have achieved throughout history.

It’s a really important thing to do, because often history books don’t do a very good job of mentioning black people, even when they did extremely important things.… Read more

Countdown to Death in the Spotlight … special extract!

There are just SIX DAYS until Death in the Spotlight is released in the UK and Ireland. You can still pre-order it, and if you order through the Waterstones website you’ll be entered into an incredible competition …

I have something very exciting to share with you today: a special new extract from Death in the Spotlight!… Read more

September Book Recommendations Video

It’s a new school year – and so this month’s book recommendations are (mostly) school-themed!

There are also a few sneak peeks into Death in the Spotlight and Book 8 – there’s a lot going on in my world right now, and I can’t wait to share it all with you!… Read more

My Detective Society members are on the case!

The Detective Society have been doing a lot of amazing work lately! I’m so proud to have such talented people as my fans.

I’ve been sent some really amazing fan art in the last few days – isoldechi and ruby_dubydu on Twitter both shared their drawings of the whole Detective Society with me – and I wanted to show you too!… Read more

Happy US Book Birthday, Mistletoe and Murder!

I’m delighted to say that Mistletoe and Murder, the fifth book in my series (called the Wells & Wong Mysteries in the US), is publishing today in the USA and Canada!

It’s published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, and the fabulous cover and illustrations are by Elizabeth Baddeley.… Read more

Competition: Death in the Spotlight is almost here!

Detectives, it’s a very exciting day: my author copies of Death in the Spotlight have arrived!

I always get a box full of my new book, a few weeks before it’s published, so I can give it away to friends and family, and to the people who gave me advice while I was writing it.… Read more

Autumn Death in the Spotlight tour – what I know so far!

There are just 22 days until Death in the Spotlight is released in the UK and Ireland. I am SO nervous and SO excited, and I know you can’t wait to read it.

There will be lots of chances to meet me this autumn, and I’ve got a list of all of the dates that have been confirmed so far below (There are quite a few that I’m still actively working on, including signings in Leeds and Norfolk, and I hope to be able to share firm dates with you very soon).… Read more

Booklist review of The Guggenheim Mystery

The Guggenheim Mystery has had another wonderful US review! Booklist says:

Kat and Ted are visiting their cousin Salim, now in New York thanks to his mother’s new job as a curator at the Guggenheim Museum. As in their first adventure, The London Eye Mystery (2008), they are called upon to become detectives, here because a painting has been stolen and Salim’s mother arrested.

… Read more