By Fleur Hitchcock (author)
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A thrilling Christmas murder-mystery adventure - the perfect cosy crime read to keep you gripped this festive season!
After another dreary term away at school, Grace is desperate to see her mum and brother again. Excited to spend Christmas with them, she arrives in Bath full of expectation and happiness. But the family's time together is suddenly interrupted when a shocking murder at their hotel throws everything into chaos. And when Grace's mum disappears soon afterwards, Grace trusts nobody.
With her mum missing and younger brother Billy in tow, Grace enlists the help of new friends Olive and Doug. Streetwise and clever, they help Grace and Billy come up with a plan to find out why Mum left the hotel and what happened to her.
Full of twists and turns, the mystery takes the four friends on an adventure. And as they start to uncover the truth behind the murder, they wonder if anyone at the hotel is really who they say they are.
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Fleur Hitchcock writes thrillers and adventures for 8-13 year olds, many of which are mysteries, mostly contemporary, and some historical. With more than 20 published books behind her, she is a passionate advocate for children's reading and enjoyment of books, working as a children's bookseller in Bath and bringing books and children together in schools across the country. She has been nominated for many prizes and has won both the Leeds and Salford book awards. She lives in the Wiltshire countryside, and sets most of her books in the West Country. She is married and has two adult children
Born in Chobham, by an airfield, and raised outside Winchester on the banks of the river Itchen, Fleur Hitchcock grew up as the youngest child of three. She spent her smallest years reading Tintin and Batman under her brother’s bed, and searching for King Alfred’s treasure in the river. She grew up a little, went away to school near Farnham, studied English in Wales, and, for the next twenty years, sold Applied Art in the city of Bath. When her younger child was seven, she embarked on the Writing for Young People MA at Bath Spa and graduated with a distinction.
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A thrilling Christmas murder-mystery adventure - the perfect cosy crime read to keep you gripped this festive season! After another dreary term away at school, Grace is desperate to see her mum and brother again.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Murder at Christmas and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Murder at Christmas features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Crime & Mystery, Stories about Family and Friends, Thrillers, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Recommendations, Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Romance / Relationship Stories
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Murder at Christmas was written by Fleur Hitchcock and published by Nosy Crow an imprint of Nosy Crow Ltd
Murder at Christmas has 248 pages
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