"A classic crime story compressed perfectly into 100 pages"
All the intrigue and satisfaction of a classic murder mystery – we’re talking Agatha Christie – is packed into this illustrated novella which is sure to turn young readers into aficionados of the genre if they aren’t already.
It’s a warm summer evening and Sir Percy’s costume party is in full swing. Siblings Eliza and Bram, the children of his chef and driver, with Sir Percy’s great nephew Krish are part partygoers, part helpers so when one of the guests falls down dead – poisoned! – they are perfectly placed to help the local police detective work out whodunnit. They just need to decide which of the different people at the part had means, motive and opportunity.
Congratulations are due to Lucy Strange for compressing a full detective story into just over 100 pages, giving readers half a dozen credible suspects, with added family dynamics, humour and even the extra frisson of some possible supernatural tension too.
In Barrington Stoke’s dyslexia friendly format this will be a treat for all readers who will thoroughly enjoy employing their grey matter as they work out the puzzle alongside its lovely young protagonists. Readers will also enjoy Emily Hourican’s gentle but no less twisty crime adventure Murder at the Ivy Hotel.
As guests gather for Sir Percy's summer party, a murderer stalks the grounds of Mulberry Hall in this cosy midsummer mystery from bestselling author Lucy Strange.
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As guests gather for Sir Percy's summer party, a murderer stalks the grounds of Mulberry Hall in this cosy midsummer mystery from bestselling author Lucy Strange. It's the night of Sir Percy's midsummer costume party, and Mulberry Hall has been turned into an enchanting wonderland.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Murder on a Midsummer Night and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-10 years old
Murder on a Midsummer Night features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, Adventure Stories, Crime & Mystery, Dyslexia Friendly Books for Interest age 9+, Dyslexia Friendly Books for Interest age 11+, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
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Murder on a Midsummer Night was written by Lucy Strange and published by Barrington Stoke an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Murder on a Midsummer Night has 111 pages
Yes it is part of The Mulberry Hall Murders series
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