The Very Merry Murder Club

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Sleuthing through the snow, on a merry mysterious day, in disguise we go, investigating all the way ...

This gorgeous wintery and cosy crime collection brings together thirteen bestselling, award-winning and exciting debut authors: Abiola Bello, Annabelle Sami, Benjamin Dean, E.L. Norry, Elle McNicoll, Dominique Valente, Joanna Williams, Maisie Chan, Nizrana Farook, Patrice Lawrence, Roopa Farooki, Serena Patel and Sharna Jackson. With stunning illustrations by Harry Woodgate.

Join them as part of the Very Merry Murder Club as they lead you on a snow-covered wintery journey of festive foul play and murderously magnificent mysteries!

This gorgeous gift of an anthology is perfect for readers 8-12.

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Abiola Bello is the author of the Carnegie-nominated fantasy series Emily Knight I am which also won London's Big Read 2019.

Maisie Chan is the British-born Chinese author of Stories From Around the World, a collection of fairy tales, myths and legends.

Benjamin Dean is a celebrity reporter for Buzzfeed and author of Waterstones Book of the Month Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow.

Nizrana Farook was born and raised in Sri Lanka, where the beautiful landscapes of the country have inspired her novels, The Girl Who Stole an Elephant and The Boy Who Met a Whale.

Roopa Farooki was born in Pakistan, and brought up in London. She is the author of the Double Detective mystery series and is an NHS doctor.

Sharna Jackson is the award-winning author of High-Rise Mystery and Mic Drop. High-Rise Mystery won both the Waterstones Book Prize and was Sunday Times Book of the Week.

Patrice Lawrence is the current Waterstones Children's Laureate, appointed for the 2026-2028 tenure. Her debut YA novel, Orangeboy, won the YA Book Prize and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize for Older Readers, and was shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book Award. Her other novels include Indigo Donut, the Jhalak Prize winner Eight Pieces of Silva and the Carnegie Medal shortlisted Needle. In 2021, Patrice was awarded an MBE for Services to Literature.

Elle McNicoll is a Scottish Neurodivergent writer. Her novel, A Kind of Spark has been Waterstones Book of the Month and The Times' Children's Book of the Week.

E.L.Norry, also known as Em Norry, is the author of debut middle grade spy novel, Amber Undercover.

Serena Patel is the author of the Anisha Accidental Detective series, winner of the Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards.