A MURDER IS GOING DOWN

A brilliant and hilarious cosy YA crime from the author of My Family and Other Suspects, with a mystery that will keep readers guessing to the very last page. For fans of Karen McManus and Holly Jackson.

This is what happens when you put a pair of unemployed teenagers in charge of a sudden death investigation. What we lack in investigative skills we make up for in free time.

Heidi's meant to be having the time of her life on exchange in Switzerland, but instead she's cold, all alone and on an involuntary dairy-free diet. So when she hears the news of her brother Felix's death, she jumps on the first plane home to Perth.

To be completely honest, Felix wasn't that much of a brother, so Heidi's not that sad but she's not happy either. Thanks to an epic betrayal by her (ex) best friend and (ex) boyfriend, Heidi has absolutely nothing to do and no one to talk to. That's not exactly true there is Patrick, the wisecracking younger brother of Felix's widow, who convinces her that they need to investigate her brother's mysterious death.

Will Heidi and Patrick get to the bottom of Felix's death and do they really want to?

Kate Emery is the queen of cosy crime and the bestselling author of My Family and Other Suspects, which won the John Marsden Book of the Year for Older Children at the 2025 ABIAs and the 2025 Indie Book Award for Young Adult Fiction.

Kate Emery lives in Perth and works as a senior reporter for the West Australian. She is the author of The Not So Chosen One, which was shortlisted for the Text Prize and the Aurealis Awards, and My Family and Other Suspects, which won the 2025 Indie Book Award for YA and was shortlisted for the ABIA awards.