The Beanstalk Murder: A giant-sized murder mystery: Exclusive Edition (Paperback)
P.G. Bell (author)Published: 01/08/2024
An irresistible blend of fairytale and murder mystery, this unputdownable adventure from the author of The Train to Impossible Places pitches a trainee witch and an apprentice sorceress into a gargantuan whodunit when a slayed giant falls from the sky.
The BFG meets Murder Most Unladylike in this giant-sized whodunnit with a witchy twist, from the author of the bestsellingThe Train to Impossible Places.
Trainee meadow witch Anwen is having a bad day - which gets much worse when a dead giant falls from the sky and destroys her village. But when she examines the body she discovers something interesting. This giant was murdered, which means a killer is on the loose!
Tasked with sending a message to the giant kingdom via beanstalk, Anwen and her nemesis, trainee sorceress Cerys, accidentally find themselves whipped up into the sky and deposited in the giants' royal palace - where the king is missing. Using their perfect spy-size and witchy skills, the girls must track down his killer. But how can you investigate a murder mystery when you risk being stepped on by your suspects?
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 9781836042501
Number of pages: 304
Weight: 230 g
Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 20 mm
You may also be interested in...
“An Imaginative Murder Mystery”
This was an absolute delight to read - such a clever idea that works so effectively. An inventive twist on Jack and the Beanstalk that will be absolutely perfect for fans of A Murder Most Unladylike and The High Rise... More
“Fairytale Twist”
P.G.Bell's latest book captured me with the intruging title 'The Beanstalk Murder'.@pgbellwriter
This sounded like a really fun read to me, and I was eager to see how the fairy tale premise would play...
More
“Absolutely brilliant!”
Murder is no laughing matter. The very worst of crimes, it is something that fascinates many of us and yet while most crime fiction treats it with great seriousness there are those writers who are talented enough to... More
Please sign in to write a review
Sign In / Register
Sign In
Download the Waterstones App
Would you like to proceed to the App store to download the Waterstones App?