The Beanstalk Murder

Author: P.G. Bell

For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 | Interest age: from c 9 years | Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage) | Crime & mystery fiction (Children's / Teenage) | Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage) | Humorous stories (Children's / Teenage) | Mysteries, the supernatural, monsters & mythological beings (Children’s/Teenage) | Witches & ghosts (Children's / Teenage)

Published on 1^st August 2024 by Usborne Publishing Ltd in the United Kingdom.

Paperback / softback | 320 pages
198mm x 130mm | 230g

"A unique whodunnit with more twists than an old beanstalk. Truly genius! I LOVED it." SIBÉAL POUNDER, author of WonkaTHE BFG meets MURDER MOST UNLADYLIKE in this giant-sized whodunnit with a witchy twist, from the author of the bestselling The Train to Impossible Places.

Trainee meadow witch Anwen is having a bad day - which gets much worse when a dead giant falls from the sky and destroys her village. But when she examines the body she discovers something interesting. This giant was murdered, which means a killer is on the loose!Tasked with sending a message to the giant kingdom via beanstalk, Anwen and her nemesis, trainee sorceress Cerys, accidentally find themselves whipped up into the sky and deposited in the giants' royal palace - where the king is missing. Using their perfect spy-size and witchy skills, the girls must track down his killer. But how can you investigate a murder mystery when you risk being stepped on by your suspects?