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February 5, 2018
A Spoonful of Murder – Competition results!
Congratulations, Detectives! You sent in so many fantastic entries to my A Spoonful of Murder competition that choosing just two winners was one of the hardest things I’ve done so far.
But there can only be two, and they are …
ABBIE. I love a good true-crime mystery, and Abbie has chosen one of history’s creepiest, the death of Amy Robsart.… Read more
February 1, 2018
A Spoonful of Murder – it’s competition time!
Today is the first of February, which means there’s only ONE WEEK to go until A Spoonful of Murder‘s official release date! To celebrate, I’m hosting a very special competition for Detective Society members in the UK and Ireland.
I’ve got TWO copies of A Spoonful of Murder to give away – as well as two detective goody bags to go with them.… Read more
January 29, 2018
A Spoonful of Murder – spotted in the wild!
Detective Society member and all-round good egg Lydia has become the first person to see A Spoonful of Murder in a store!
She very thoughtfully wrote to me to ask me whether it was all right to buy it before its official release date (8th February, when all stores can guarantee they’ll have the book in stock) – and I’m very glad to be able to tell her, and everyone else, that it’s totally fine!… Read more
January 26, 2018
Longfield school visit – and book trailer!
Last year, two Detective Society Members called Aimee and Emily wrote to me asking me to visit their school, Longfield – and this week I was able to make their request come true!
I had a wonderful time meeting Aimee and Emily and their friends, and talking to Year 7 and 8 about mystery writing and my books.… Read more
January 25, 2018
A Spoonful of Murder bunbreak competition!
I know how excited you all are about A Spoonful of Murder – and so do the lovely people at Waterstones! So they’ve come up with a brilliant competition to give one lucky winner a bunbreak hamper in honour of my new book.
All you need to do is go watch this video of me talking about A Spoonful of Murder, and then comment on that post answering the question they ask.… Read more
January 24, 2018
January book recommendations video – 2018
Hello detectives – it’s time for my January recommendations video! Featuring lots of amazing books, an exclusive look at A Spoonful of Murder, and a competition to win a copy of The Light Jar!
January 19, 2018
First Class Murder has been nominated for an Edgar Award!
I’m absolutely thrilled to be able to announce that the American edition of my third book, First Class Murder, has just been nominated in the Juvenile category at the 2018 Edgar Awards!
The Edgar Awards are awards for the best crime novels in America, and being on an Edgars list has been a dream that I never really thought would come true.… Read more
A Spoonful of Murder events in Durham, Bath and Bluewater!
Good news, Detectives – I’ve got THREE more events to add to my A Spoonful of Murder tour!
The first is at Waterstones Bluewater in Kent on the 11th of February at 12pm, the second is at Waterstones Bath on the 25th of February at 1pm, and the third is at Waterstones Durham on the 17th March at 11am.… Read more
January 17, 2018
Filming for A Spoonful of Murder!
I’ve had a very fun day today – I went to visit my publishers Puffin in London and did some extra-special recording in their media studio in honour of A Spoonful of Murder.
I recorded Q&As and read extracts from the book – look out for me popping up all over your favourite websites in the next few weeks with lots of exciting A Spoonful of Murder goodness!… Read more
January 16, 2018
Read an extract of A Spoonful of Murder now!
There are just THREE WEEKS to go until A Spoonful of Murder is released in the UK and Ireland – and I can finally share a special extract from the book with you all!
My newsletter subscribers have already been sent it – so if you haven’t signed up already, do it today!… Read more
