Murder Academy: Lessons in Death
by Sophie McKenzie
Interest age: 11 to 14
Reading age: 9+
Published by Simon & Schuster Children's Books, 2025
About this book
Georgia’s head is full of the drama production she has a small part in. She’s also distracted by the fact that her best mate Billy seems to be friendlier than she’d like with new girl Wren.
But when she finds the drama teacher Mr Truckle dead in the library, nothing else matters. She rushes to fetch the caretaker but when they get back to the library, the body has disappeared.
Georgia is certain Mr Truckle is dead, but nobody will believe her – except for Billy. Determined to prove she is right, Georgia begins looking for the evidence that is needed to prove Mr Truckle has been murdered. Who would want to kill him? And why? How did the killer move the body so quickly? And where is it now?
So many questions! And finding answers is especially difficult when the school is receiving emails and texts supposedly sent by the victim. And alongside all this Georgia must navigate the everyday challenges of school and the complexity of changing friendships.
With lots of false leads and tense moments of real jeopardy, this is a fiendishly challenging whodunnit.
About the author
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