Book cover for The Jingle Bell Murders by Alexandra Benedict

The Jingle Bell Murders

2026 Released
352 Pages
2-3 Hours
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Simon & Schuster Children's UKISBN 9781398540989

Murder is AFOOT in the second title in this brand new murder-mystery series by leading adult crime writer, Alexandra Benedict.
The latest Christmas mystery for kids from the bestselling crime writer.

Brooke Parkin is back for another school year at Wood Dean secondary and this term, auditions are well underway for the festive Christmas play. But when a series of murders seemed to be linked to the very play itself, can Brooke and the neuro-divergent club get to the bottom of another mystery? With clues and puzzles along the way offfering a really interactive reading experience.

Praise for The Merry Christmas Murders:

‘A gift of a festive Mystery,’ Maz Evans

‘Sometimes, to solve the toughest crimes, you need to see the world differently…enter our group of ND supersleuths. Not since the London Eye Mystery has an author championed the beauty of difference so enjoyably.’ Phil Earle

'A deliciously clever festive mystery, brimming with heart, humour, and a cast of sleuths you'll cheer for on every page. I devoured it in one sitting.' Jenny Pearson

PERFECT FOR FANS OF ROBIN STEVENS, HIGH RISE MYSTERY AND CLUEDLE!

  • Perfect for Christmas
  • Intricately weaved murder-mystery series
  • Authentic representation of neuro-divergency featuring characters with ADHD, autism, dyslexia, dyscalculia



Alexandra Benedict

Alexandra (AK) Benedict is a bestselling, award-winning writer of short stories, novels and scripts. Educated at Cambridge, Sussex and Clown School, Alexandra has been an indie-rock singer, an actor, an RLF Fellow and a composer for film and TV, as well as teaching and running the prestigious MA in Crime Thrillers at City University. She is now a full-time writer and creative coach.
 
As AK Benedict, she writes acclaimed short stories, high-concept novels and award-winning audio drama for Big Finish, Audible UK, Audible US and BBC Sounds among others. She won the Scribe Award for her Doctor Who radio drama, The Calendar Man, and was shortlisted for the eDunnit Novel Award for The Beauty of Murder and the BBC Audio Drama Podcast Award for Children of the Stones. Her Christmas mysteries, The Christmas Murder Game and Murder on the Christmas Express, were both bestsellers, and The Christmas Murder Game was longlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger. Alexandra lives on the south coast of England with writer Guy Adams, their daughter, Verity, and dog, Dame Margaret Rutherford.

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