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by Maz Evans (Author)
A headmistress is dead. The circumstances are suspicious.
And as every parent knows, being on the school group chat can be murder...
'Clever and wickedly funny' THE SUN
'Pure fun in book form, a laugh out loud murder mystery with great characters and a page turning plot. It's a book you won't be able to put down!' C L MILLER As educators go, Claudia Stitchwell makes Miss Hannigan look like Miss Honey.
But when the reviled headteacher drops dead in the school hall, a group of sceptical parents suspect the nut allergy explanation doesn't add up - they believe someone wanted to teach Miss Stitchwell a lesson. Only four people could have killed Stitchwell: Hattie, the adored school cook; Kiera, the hard-working teaching assistant; Clive, the loathed school bursar and Ben, the popular deputy head. All of them are liars... but only one is the murderer. Piecing together evidence from the daily drama and drudgery of the parents' group chat, local press, police reports, school newsletters, and good, old-fashioned gossip, the determined detective parents are doing their homework to crack the case. Will you spot the clues? Can you deduce whodunnit? And for the love of all things holy, does anyone have this week's spellings? 'Brilliantly witty and suspenseful...a delightful blend of humour and mystery that kept me guessing until the end' JOANNA WALLACE
'A hilarious whodunit filled with so much heart, and a cast characters you'll love to pieces but suspect of doing a murder all at once' KATE WESTON Praise for Maz Evans: 'Laugh-out-loud hilarious, moving and life affirming. I couldn't put this fabulous, first class, five star read down.' JANICE HALLETT
'Thoroughly wicked, compulsively page-turning, and funny as hell.' S J BENNETT
'Warm, wacky and witty. I loved it!' SALLY PAGE
'A triumph' DAILY MIRROR
'Sometimes a book comes along that reminds you why you fell in love with reading. ..an absolute joy!' WOMAN & HOME
'Splendidly offbeat whodunnit' DAILY EXPRESS
'Clever, wise and properly funny. An absolute triumph' LUCY MANGAN
Author Biography
Maz Evans is the author of the bestselling WHO LET THE GODS OUT?, VI SPY and THE EXPLODING LIFE OF SCARLETT FIFE series, which have collectively sold to 22 countries worldwide and received over 20 award nominations, including the Carnegie Medal, Branford Boase, Books Are My Bag, Waterstones Children's Book of the Year and Indie Children's Book of the Year. Her acclaimed live events have featured at Hay, Imagine, Edinburgh, Bath, Cheltenham, Bestival, Wilderness and countless literary festivals around the UK.
Number of Pages: 464
Dimensions: 1.2 x 7.7 x 5 IN
Publication Date: September 01, 2026
