The Very Merry Murder Club: A wintery collection of new mystery fiction edited by Serena Patel and Robin Stevens

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A collection of wintery crime and mystery stories by thirteen of the most exciting and diverse authors in children’s books today!

Thirteen of the UK’s wonderful children’s writers present wintry stories of deception, surprises, game-playing, injustice, suspicion and mystery. Every one is complete, unique and entirely gripping. What’s more, like other good compilations such as Happy Here, every story is so satisfying that we feel a lurch to move onto the next…. until! I would have called this book The Very Merry Mystery Club instead so that all the stories work better as a collection. Otherwise only include stories which involve murder. 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! Serena Patel was shortlisted for the Asian Writer Short Story Prize and was a finalist in the Undiscovered Voices Anthology 2018. Her debut children’s series Anisha Accidental Detective won the fiction category of the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards, being shortlisted for a British Book Award and the Blue Peter Prize 2021 and selected for The Reading Agency’s Summer Reading Challenge. Ha sido una lectura entretenida, pero la verdad es que esperaba mucho más. Como siempre, valorar una antología es difícil, porque no todos los relatos gustan por igual.

About Abiola Bello, Annabelle Sami, Benjamin Dean, E. L. Norry, Maisie Chan, Roopa Farooki, Nizrana Farook, Patrice Lawrence, Joanna W

This book (physically) is so so so pretty! But the contents were less so and I feel bad even writing this. Serena lives in Walsall with her family. ROBIN STEVENS is the award winning and bestselling author of the Murder Most Unladylike mystery series. She was born in California and has been making up stories all her life. With the story about the dancing, I wasn’t sure how I felt about them taking the trophy/swapping it. It just seemed too far for me. I would have rather had them solve the mystery and get things fixed. It’s another Bookwagon day in our house. The kids were so excited to get their latest books in the post. It started off well with Shoe-dunnit (4 stars), went downhill rapidly (It’s snow crime and Beast of Bedleywood 2 1/2 stars), and lost total interest at The Christmas heist (1 star for pathetic characters and plot).

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! About This Edition ISBN: I’m so pleased to hear this! I really enjoyed reading Mystery and Mayhem, so I’m excited to read another mystery anthology- especially a Christmas-themed one! I love reading festive mysteries. This will be a perfect Christmas present for many mystery fans. I’m especially looking forward to reading mystery stories from authors I haven’t read.We go from suspicious ski slopes to a silent window watch on neighbours. There are scenes of subterfuge in the woods, and then a snowy death outside a guest house. Then again, there’s a stealthy game of Scrabble with serial killers, alongside a dodgy dance competition decision! The title is a bit deceiving as most of the stories are NOT murder mysteries! Just mysteries which is fine but I believed it to be something else, because, you know THE TITLE! Armistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical Moments Co-edited by Serena Patel, the award-winning author of the Anisha: Accidental Detective series and by Robin Stevens, author of the bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series.

Here's a round-up of new children's books from the last year (2022), which we think any child aged 8 to 9 will love. Written by a variety of authors that are diverse and fairly new and it was such a riot. I don’t normally like short stories as they are often not long enough for me to get my teeth into. However, in this case, I was gripped by a lot of the stories. Contrary to the title, they are not all murder mysteries but mysteries in general. Hello Yellow - 80 Books to Help Children Nurture Good Mental Health and Support With Anxiety and Wellbeing -Serena Patel was shortlisted for the Asian Writer Short Story Prize and was a finalist in the Undiscovered Voices Anthology 2018. Her debut children’s series Anisha Accidental Detective won the fiction category of the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards, being shortlisted for a British Book Award and the Blue Peter Prize 2021 and selected for The Reading Agency’s Summer Reading Challenge. Serena lives in Walsall with her family. Y habría seguido siendo genial si el resto de historias hubieran seguido en esa línea, pero no. Los siguientes relatos varían mucho en un montón de aspectos, pero yo habría preferido que me recordaran más a un buen misterio de los clásicos en vez de diferenciarse tanto unos de otros.

Join Ali and her sister Tulip – or, the Double Detectives, as they’re also known – as they investigate who has stolen the presents from the children’s grotto at the local hospital. Hold your breath as Evie and her brother Ulric enter their Aunty’s house to feed her cat, and find something they weren’t quite expecting… and try to avoid biting your nails as Arjun witnesses a neighbourhood crime whilst recovering at home from having his tonsils out. SERENA PATEL was shortlisted for the Asian Writer Short Story Prize and was a finalist in the Undiscovered Voices Anthology 2018. Her debut children’s series Anisha Accidental Detective won the fiction category of the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Awards, being shortlisted for a British Book Award and the Blue Peter Prize 2021 and selected for The Reading Agency’s Summer Reading Challenge. Serena lives in Walsall with her family.

Abiola Bello, Annabelle Sami, Benjamin Dean, E. L. Norry, Maisie Chan, Roopa Farooki, Nizrana Farook, Patrice Lawrence, Joanna W Press Reviews

I loved the illustrations, there style was just so much fun, though I just wish there were more of them and not just one per story. Haha. This time around I’ve not been able to contribute a story to the collection (I’ve got a lot of projects I’m working on at the moment that meant I just didn’t have enough time to write something else) – but I’m very happy to step aside and be your introduction to 13 authors you may not have come across before. This looks really cool! I’ll definitely buy it as soon as it comes out. I think I’ve heard of Dominique Valente, though I can’t remember where from. A wintery middle grade mystery collection of short stories by thirteen of the most exciting and diverse authors in children's books today!