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It's Christmas Crime!

Name: It's Christmas Crime!
Brand: Simon & Schuster NZ
SKU: 9798347118960
Price: 34.99 NZD
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An Advent Romance

By Anouk Filippini

Series: Advent Romance

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A teen working at a Parisian bakery witnesses a murder in this cozy holiday mystery with a dreamy romance at its centre that’s a festive entry in the New York Times bestselling Advent Romance series, told in a perfectly paced advent calendar format with chapter-a-day reading.... Read More

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A teen working at a Parisian bakery witnesses a murder in this cozy holiday mystery with a dreamy romance at its centre that’s a festive entry in the New York Times bestselling Advent Romance series, told in a perfectly paced advent calendar format with chapter-a-day reading.

When Suzanne Sécretant arrives in Paris for her apprenticeship at the prestigious Rivoli bakery, nothing goes according to plan—starting with her being stuck rolling croissants instead of learning from the whimsical head pastry chef, and ending with her witnessing an actual murder. This was definitely not how she had intended to spend her holidays.

But after meeting the charming Léo and mysterious Sofiane, and armed with the victim’s last words, Suzanne realises she might be the key to solving this case. And she could even find a little love along the way.

With its unique advent calendar format, It's Christmas Crime! offers chapters sealed by individual perforated enclosures that readers can gently tear open—by hand or with the help of a ruler—to read a chapter a day in the weeks leading to Christmas!

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It's Christmas Crime!

A teen working at a Parisian bakery witnesses a murder in this cozy holiday mystery with a dreamy romance at its centre that’s a festive entry in the New York Times bestselling Advent Romance series, told in a perfectly paced advent calendar format with chapter-a-day reading. When Suzanne Sécretant arrives in Paris for her apprenticeship at the prestigious Rivoli bakery,...

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9798347118960

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 October 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Illustration: 4-1 cvr w-French flaps (spfx: foil); f-c int on uncoated stock; 24 perf-sealed chapters

Audience: Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 149.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 388

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About the Author

Anouk Filippini authors children’s books and writes for television. She loves to rewrite and adapt texts for children. She is the author It’s a Christmas Crime!.

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