Fleur Hitchcock

Maya takes a photo from a bus window of a couple arguing on the street because it looks like the man has a gun in his hand. The man sees her do it and chases the bus so she calls the police when she gets home but her baby brother has taken her phone and the photo is gone. Then a dead body is found not far from where the photo was taken and Maya thinks it is the same man. After her sister is kidnapped because she looks just like Maya ( she has a distinctive white stripe in her black hair) she show more is sent to stay with her cousin at a remote farm in the snow to be safe....and then the fun begins...
Great book for younger middle school readers as an intro to murder mystery and suspense. For fans of Murder most unladylike etc. show less

Vivian's Mum works for Noah's family and lives on his grand estate. Noah goes to a posh school but Viv's mum has to drive them both to school together. In the car one morning, they get into a fight and Viv accidentally gives Noah a nosebleed. That night, Noah doesn't come home and Viv's mother is accused of murdering him because his blood is all over the car. Viv tries to tell the police what happened and they don't really believe her. She thinks Noah is just hiding to get Viv into trouble, show more so she starts walking all over the large estate, looking for where he is hiding. But there is also the matter of the missing PE teacher from Noah's school and what about the rising flood waters that might cut Viv off from her home?
Great intro to suspense, kidnapping murder mystery with a really good twist at the end and also the great "you can't trust all adults" trope too. show less

Daniel is with his mother on an archeological dig in the Summer holidays. The drought has meant the water level near the dam is so low that things are starting to show up that dont normally and his Mum is interested. A weird woman from the village says they are digging for bodies in the wrong spot. Dan meets Florence who is staying with her Grandfather at the local pub. Together they notice something flat appearing as the water in the river recedes. Eventually it reveals the roof of a car show more and Dan and Florence are sure there is a body in there but by the time the police investigate its empty - did someone move the body? And what is its connection (if any) to the strange old woman?
Great beginner murder mystery for middle school readers. Like the Murder Most Unladylike or Enola Holmes series. show less

Okay, not quite as good as the others and it has 2 murders in it! George is at a seaside town when he sees a light fall from a cliff and then a body washes up on a beach. Was the light actually the torch held by the man who died? He and his cousin Isla decide to poke around and see if they can work out what the police can't. While they are doing this, a woman follows them. They hide from her but then notice she has stopped following and hasn't moved for a while on the park bench where she is show more sitting. When George checks her, she is dead too... show less