A young adult cosy murder case featuring schoolgirls obsessed with becoming popular. And body parts.
The story opens as two friends start their first day in the sixth form, describing the cliques and other aspects of school culture. At the first sixth form party one of the popular girls is found dead. Other bodies soon follow. They all share one weird feature: menstruation products. So the two friends set out to become investigators, complete with deerstalker hats and a secret language. The youthful detectives look for clues and make deductions like Sherlock Holmes. This is a breezy, witty and modern novel, written in the first person and comparative to a Scooby Doo whodunnit. Easy to read if you are aware of teenage-speak and the issues surrounding that age group, such as cyber bullying. Which, of course, with a few adjustments, we've all been there. There are references to television programmes and famous people that anchor the book in a set period, but this is part of the fun in this fictional village named Barborough. A well-written dark satire, coming of age, feminist and clever mystery about friendship and working together.
Published by Electric Monkey on 6 July 2023.
Advance review copy supplied by the publisher. 
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