{"product_id":"the-very-merry-murder-club-9780755503704","title":"The Very Merry Murder Club","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA collection of wintery crime and mystery stories by thirteen of the most exciting and diverse authors in children's books today! \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCo-edited by Serena Patel, the award-winning author of the \u003cem\u003eAnisha: Accidental Detective\u003c\/em\u003e series and by Robin Stevens, author of the bestselling \u003cem\u003eMurder Most Unladylike\u003c\/em\u003e series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eSleuthing through the snow, on a merry mysterious day, in disguise we go, investigating all the way . . . \u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis gorgeous wintery collection brings together thirteen bestselling, award-winning and exciting debut authors: Abiola Bello, Annabelle Sami, Benjamin Dean, E.L. Norry, Elle McNicoll, Dominique Valente, Joanna Williams, Maisie Chan, Nizrana Farook, Patrice Lawrence, Roopa Farooki, Serena Patel and Sharna Jackson. With stunning illustrations by Harry Woodgate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoin 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!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSerena 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 \u003cem\u003eAnisha Accidental Detective\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eROBIN STEVENS\u003c\/strong\u003e is the award winning and bestselling author of the \u003cem\u003eMurder Most Unladylike\u003c\/em\u003e mystery series. She was born in California and has been making up stories all her life. When she was twelve, her father handed her a copy of \u003cem\u003eThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd\u003c\/em\u003e and she realised that she wanted to be either Hercule Poirot or Agatha Christie when she grew up. She spent her teenage years reading a lot of murder mysteries and hoping that she'd get the chance to do some detecting herself (she didn't). Robin lives in Oxford.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSerena Patel\u003c\/strong\u003e was shortlisted for the Asian Writer Short Story Prize and finalist in the Undiscovered Voices Anthology 2018. Her debut children's series \u003cem\u003eAnisha Accidental Detective\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eRobin Stevens\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in California and has been making up stories all her life. When she was twelve, her father handed her a copy of \u003cem\u003eThe Murder of Roger Ackroyd\u003c\/em\u003e and she realised that she wanted to be either Hercule Poirot or Agatha Christie when she grew up. She spent her teenage years reading a lot of murder mysteries and hoping that she'd get the chance to do some detecting herself (she didn't). Robin is now a full-time author, and her books are both award-winning and bestselling. She lives in Oxford.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farshore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51181812416786,"sku":"9780755503704","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a492f9e7-3e38-4cc1-a6c3-892b880a8847.jpg?v=1744403917","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-very-merry-murder-club-9780755503704","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}