The Merry Christmas Murders - a thrilling new murder-mystery series

Murder is AFOOT in this brand new murder-mystery series by leading adult crime writer, Alexandra Benedict. Perfect for fans of Robin Stevens and the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time with a puzzle hook for middle grade readers People will die for a good mince pie… Every year, six local schools compete to win the Christmas Cup. Last year, the rival school to Brooke Parkin’s school won for the most crackers pulled in a minute! This year, the cup will be judged and awarded to the school with the perfect mince pie. But when a series of murders seemed to be linked to the very mince pies (each with a clue from a letter from the alphabet imprinted in the pastry) the five neuro-divergent children must turn detective and combine their skill sets to find the killer. Can they prevent another death and save their out-of-school club from being shut down forever . . .?

Product details

• Authors: Alexandra Benedict, Benedict Alexandra
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 8
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 23.10.2025
• EAN: 9781398540873
• ISBN: 978-1-398-54087-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 200 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Children's books up to 11 years of age; JUVENILE FICTION / General, JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Thrillers (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, JUVENILE FICTION / Disabilities