An exciting and funny new murder mystery from author Niyla Farook, author of Indie Book Award-shortlisted MURDER FOR TWO.
After solving the murder of Mrs Kostas the previous summer, twins Ani and Riri have moved past tolerating each other to a budding friendship. But with Riri and their mum living in LA and Ani and their dad living in Yorkshire, it's hard to stay close. Especially since Ani seems to have gone off sleuthing all together . . .
When they all meet in LA for an exclusive trip to the Deadwood Manor theme park, tensions start to rise. Why has Riri's best friend Adora, their older sister and her boyfriend come along when it's a family trip? What has caused Ani to stop sleuthing? Who is Riri always on the phone to?
Then their personal tour guide in the Deadwood Manor park is murdered and it's clear that the time for games is over. There's only one question that matters: whodunnit?
A brilliant introduction to murder mysteries for Middle Grade readers - perfect for fans of HIGH RISE MYSTERY!
MURDER FOR TWO has been shortlisted in the Children's Fiction category of the Books Are My Bag Indie Book Awards 2025!Bradford-based Muslim author Niyla Farook is passionate about writing entertaining stories for all readers, featuring characters of colour.Drawing on well-loved murder-mystery tropes from Agatha Christie and combining them with a contemporary Yorkshire setting to appeal to young readers.Ani and Riri are twins, but they've grown up apart - the story sensitively portrays the challenges of dealing with divorced parents.Featuring positive representation of neurodiversity - Ani has ADHD and Riri is autistic and has OCD. 
