Murder is afoot in this new festive murder mystery for children featuring a group of neurodiverse supersleuths, written by acclaimed crime author Alexandra Benedict. Readers are invited to solve anagrams, puzzles, and clues alongside the characters in this Christmas whodunnit.
Every year, six schools compete for the Christmas Cup. Last year, Brooke Parkin’s rival school won by pulling the most crackers in a minute! This year’s challenge is to bake the perfect mince pie. But when a series of murders seems to be linked to the very mince pies, each found with a clue (a letter from the alphabet imprinted in the pastry), it becomes clear that someone is using the competition for deadly motives.
Five neurodivergent children must pool their unique strengths to find the killer. Can they crack the code, stop another murder, and save their beloved after-school club from closure?
THE MERRY CHRISTMAS MURDERS, the first children’s book by Alexandra Benedict, is published by Simon & Schuster | RRP £7.99
