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

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There's something here for every one, a brilliant range of stories in different styles with different kinds of representation, and so, so many mysteries to solve! The Very Merry Murder Club is a collection of thirteen short wintery mysteries edited by Serena Patel and Robin Stevens with gorgeous illustrations by Harry Woodgate. 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. A collection of wintery crime and mystery stories by thirteen of the most exciting and diverse authors in children’s books today! 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. Sleuthing through the snow, on a merry mysterious day, in disguise we go, investigating all the way . . It’s another Bookwagon day in our house. The kids were so excited to get their latest books in the post.

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. No obstante, muchas de las historias no han llegado a entusiasmarme demasiado. Y uno de los motivos ha sido que no se trata de misterios de asesinato, como sugiere el título, sino que muchos eran misterios de otro tipo, y alguno de ellos ni siquiera tenía muchísimo misterio. La verdad, creo que The very merry detective club habría sido un título más acertado. A wintery middle-grade mystery collection of short stories by thirteen of the most exciting and diverse authors in children's books today! A wintery middle-grade mystery collection of short stories by thirteen of the most exciting and diverse authors in children's books today!" The Very Merry Murder Club is a brilliant new anthology, featuring short stories from a range of top authors!'- BooktrustWhat happens when you moved into a new home and you find a card from the old owner that says ‘I knew they’d kill me at Christmas.’? Well, read it and find out in ‘The Cove(n) at Christmas’, the final story in the book (which is a dream come true – I’ve always wanted to be the final story in an anthology!). 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. 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! Funny, surprising, creepy and chilling. There's something for everyone here. This book is a real treat.' - The Week Junior, Book of the Week

In this delightful book we get 13 short stories by various authors. There is mystery, simple and harder, there is murder, stabs and poison. Most of the stories take place in the now with a few exceptions (and one didn’t work). I loved how diverse the stories were featuring characters from all colours, with various reps, with LGBT feelings or parents, and more. It is such a delight and it made me smile. I loved the various mysteries as well, two featuring my favourite setting… snowed inn, um, in. XD It was great how some of the mysteries were solved within a heartbeat while others took a tad longer. I do have to specify that normally I am not the kind of girl who likes the easily solved ones or where the character just magically knows, but it worked in this one. It was just right. A thrilling new short story collection in the number-one bestselling, award-winning Murder Most Unladylike series.Hello Detectives! There’s just ONE MONTH TO GO until the second book in my new series, The Body in the Blitz, is published! 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).