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A Murder Is Going Down
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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,...
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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, 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 crying buckets - but she's not exactly 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 until Patrick, the wisecracking younger brother of Felix's widow, 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.
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ISBN: 9781761182211
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 November 2025
Country: Australia
Imprint: A&U Children
Audience: Children
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Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 336
About the Author
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 and the John Marsden Book of the Year for Older Children at the 2025 ABIA awards.
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