I used to read a lot of Tanya Landman when I was a member of the British Library. I remember Apache, Hell and High Water and The Goldsmith’s Daughter, but I feel I’ve read more! Recently, at Kahaani Box, I found Mondays Are Murder, and even though I don’t usually pick up murder mysteries, I picked it up because it was by Tanya Landman … and I wasn’t disappointed!
Poppy Fields is off camping on a remote Scottish island. But one by one, all the camping instructors start dropping dead. Could it be a ghost? A series of accidents? Or murder?
I don’t think I’ve read any other murder mysteries for this age group, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. For one, unlike most other books in the genre, it wasn’t a thick volume with detail after detail that the reader must remember. It’s all of 107 pages of action and adventure.
For another, I am not a fan of gore or any graphic details, and Mondays Are Murder treads the line perfectly. It’s frightening, but not too frightening. It’s satisfying and believable without being too complex. Pacy and quick, it seems like the start of a series I’ll probably like!
| Title | Mondays Are Murder |
| Author | Tanya Landman |
| Tags | Murder, Middle Grade |
| Ages | 11+ |
| Rating | 4 |
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