Kentish Book Boy returns - part 1

 

The Very Merry Murder Club - edited by Serena Patel and Robin Stevens, illustrated by Harry Woodgate (Harper Collins)

One of the things KentishBookBoy and I used to hugely enjoy were our 'book splurges.' We'd go to a book shop with a generous budget and unlimited time to find a pile of new books. We'd often pull dozens off the shelf and read the blurbs or first pages and then buy loads of them.

Time has gone by and finding time when we're both free has become ever harder but I miss the joy of picking books with him - Book Tokens to the rescue as the new Bookily initiative tops up his book token every month so he can go into the bookshop and just chose whatever takes his fancy. To keep expanding his bookshelf the one rule is that the book has to be by a new to him author.

The books he chose in December (the token was a St Nicholas Day present) and January have been hits and he's kindly shared his reviews with me for the blog, and I'm hoping that next time I see him he'll lend the books to me!

Synopsis

"Cat-napping and crazy heists, suspicious Santas and Scrabble games, frost fairs and fancy dress...join the Very Merry Murder Club and put your  detective skills to the test with these fiendishly fun and festive mysteries."

My view on the book:

I really enjoyed reading this book. Personally, my favourite short story was 'Scrabble and Murder' by Nizrana Farook.* It tells the story of a family who stay at a hotel, play Scrabble and someone getting murdered in the middle of the night. I like it because it takes true courage and bravery to be a detective, especially a child with no experience standing up to a murderer.

Recommendation:

100% recommended. A must read and a good birthday/Christmas present for those who like actions, thriller and crime books.

* As many of the family have been trounced by KBB at Scrabble it doesn't surprise me at all that this was his favourite story.

This post and others from KBB are all independent and neither of us are affiliated to Book Tokens (or Bookily) in any way.