Murder on a Midsummer Night

As guests gather for Sir Percy’s summer party, a murderer stalks the grounds of Mulberry Hall in this cosy midsummer mystery from bestselling author Lucy Strange.

It’s the night of Sir Percy’s midsummer costume party, and Mulberry Hall has been turned into an enchanting wonderland. But the evening takes a dark turn when grumpy guest Magnus Cooper is mysteriously poisoned.

The bumbling village policeman is baffled, so it’s down to Eliza, Bram and Krish to solve the mystery. Can they find out who had access to the bottle of poison? Did a demon really appear in the maze? And what on earth is going on down in Sir Percy’s cellar?

Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

Lucy Strange is an award-winning British author, based in the Kent Downs in England. Her books include critically acclaimed 'The Secret of Nightingale Wood', historical fiction 'Our Castle by the Sea' and gothic mystery 'The Island at the Edge of Night'. Lucy Strange’s books capture elements of classic children’s literature in a style that is engaging and accessible for today’s younger readers. Often inspired by folklore and fairy tales, Lucy combines historical settings with touches of magic and fantasy to create utterly convincing worlds in which anything might happen…

"Her lyrical prose is combined with a thrilling, intricately plotted mystery..." The Bookseller magazine.

Recommended for readers aged 9 and up.

Full length middle grade novels (published by Chicken House): The Secret of Nightingale Wood, Our Castle by the Sea, The Ghost of Gosswater, Sisters of the Lost Marsh, The Island at the Edge of Night

Dyslexia-friendly novellas (published by Barrington Stoke): The Mermaid in the Millpond, The Storm and the Minotaur, The River Spirit.

*COMING SOON* - Lucy Strange's funny, cosy-gothic NEW mystery series, beautifully illustrated by Pam Smy: LOCKETT & WILDE'S DREADFULLY HAUNTING MYSTERIES. Book 1: The Ghosts of the Manor published by Walker Books, OUT September 2024