Murder is AFOOT in the second title 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
Brooke Parkin is back for another school year at Wood Dean secondary and this term, auditions are well underway for the festive Christmas play. But when a series of murders seemed to be linked to the very play itself, can Brooke and the neuro-divergent club get to the bottom of another mystery? With clues and puzzles along the way offfering a really interactive reading experience.
- Perfect for Christmas
- Intricately weaved murder-mystery series
- Authentic representation of neuro-divergency featuring characters with ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dyscalculia
Reading age: 8+
About the Author
Alexandra (A. K.) Benedict is a bestselling, award-winning writer of short stories, novels and scripts. Educated at Cambridge, Sussex and Clown School, Alexandra has been an indie-rock singer, an actor, an RLF Fellow and a composer for film and TV, as well as teaching and running the prestigious MA in Crime Thrillers at City University. She is now a full-time writer and creative coach. As A. K. Benedict she writes acclaimed short stories, high-concept novels and award-winning audio drama for Big Finish, Audible UK, Audible US and BBC Sounds, among others. She won the Scribe Award for her Doctor Who radio drama The Calendar Man, and was shortlisted for the eDunnit Novel Award for The Beauty of Murder and the BBC Audio Drama Podcast Award for Children of the Stones. As Alexandra Benedict she writes puzzle-filled Christmas mysteries, of which The Christmas Murder Game and Murder on the Christmas Express were both bestsellers and The Christmas Murder Game was longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger. Her first festive thriller to feature Edie O’Sullivan, The Christmas Jigsaw Murders, was published in 2023. She lives on the south coast of England with writer Guy Adams, their daughter Verity, and dog Dame Margaret Rutherford.
