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Murder Unwrapped

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SKU: 9781917171335
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By Anna Brooke

Series: Coco Bean Investigates

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Murder Unwrapped Murder is afoot ... again! In this new adventure, Coco and Louis face street urchin ghosts, a hot air balloon, and a revenge plot dating all the way back to the French Revolution. Can the children save the competition and unwrap the mystery, before... Read More

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Murder is afoot . again! In this new adventure, Coco and Louis face street urchin ghosts, a hot air balloon, and a revenge plot dating all the way back to the French Revolution. Can the children save the competition and unwrap the mystery, before the clock strikes midnight on Christmas Eve?

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Murder Unwrapped

Murder is afoot ... again! In this new adventure, Coco and Louis face street urchin ghosts, a hot air balloon, and a revenge plot dating all the way back to the French Revolution. Can the children save the competition and unwrap the mystery, before the clock strikes midnight on Christmas Eve?

More humour, mystery and (of course) chocolate.

Series: Coco Bean Investigates

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Murder Unwrapped

Murder Unwrapped Murder is afoot ... again! In this new adventure, Coco and Louis face street urchin ghosts, a hot air balloon, and a revenge plot dating all the way back to the French Revolution. Can the children save the competition and unwrap the mystery, before the clock strikes midnight on Christmas Eve? More humour, mystery and (of course) chocolate....

By Anna Brooke

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Out 5 Nov 2026

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ISBN: 9781917171335

Publisher: Chicken House Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 November 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Chicken House Ltd

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 140g

Pages: 208

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