THE LATEST BOOKS
from million-copy-selling and multi-award-winning
Sophie McKenzie
Lessons in Death
The first in my brand new murder mystery series, Murder Academy, for younger teens.
Life at Mayfield Academy seems normal enough, until Georgia discovers one of her teachers, dead, in the school library. She thinks it must be a terrible accident, but when she returns a few minutes later the body has vanished.
Georgia knows a murder has taken place, but only her best friend Billy believes her.
Determined to unmask the killer, Georgia and Billy hunt for evidence. But with new girl, Wren, getting involved and friendship dynamics also at play, there's more at stake than dead bodies. And soon its clear someone is prepared to go to any lengths to stop their investigation.
Burn This
My latest psychological thriller for adult readers.
Following the death of her mother, Barbara - and in the wake of a painful divorce - Bella Wilkins moves back to her hometown with her eight-year-old daughter. Clearing out some old boxes, she finds a hidden journal in her mum's handwriting. On the cover, two words are written: BURN THIS.
According to the journal, thirty years earlier Barbara witnessed the murder of Bella’s childhood best friend, Vicky. The account is quickly dismissed by the police as Barbara’s attempt at creative writing, but Bella is convinced her mother knew the killer and went to her grave keeping their identity a secret. Joined in her search for the truth by the disconcertingly attractive Lonny, Bella uncovers a series of horrifying connections and soon realises Vicky's killer is not just still at large, but someone she herself knows well...
An exciting short thriller - dyslexia friendly
A dream school trip to a sea-life sanctuary turns into a terrifying nightmare when Bernice and her friends find themselves trapped in Shark Bay.
If you read and enjoyed Trapped - in which a group of teens have to escape from a school bus on the edge of a cliff - you'll love Escape.
Murder Academy
Lessons in Death
The first in my brand new murder mystery series, Murder Academy, for younger teens.
Life at Mayfield Academy seems normal enough, until Georgia discovers one of her teachers, dead, in the school library. She thinks it must be a terrible accident, but when she returns a few minutes later the body has vanished.
Georgia knows a murder has taken place, but only her best friend Billy believes her.
Determined to unmask the killer, Georgia and Billy hunt for evidence. But with new girl, Wren, getting involved and friendship dynamics also at play, there's more at stake than dead bodies. And soon its clear someone is prepared to go to any lengths to stop their investigation.
Missing Series
Teen Thrillers
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