Death by Chocolate
Anna Brooke
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Extract
It was that time of night again. That strange time around midnight, when darkness darker than the ebony sky outside descended on the empty attic room. And the footsteps began.
Creeping . . . Pacing . . . Invisible.
Then, as always, came the sigh. Soft and sad.
‘Huhhhh . . .’
Though who or what had made it could not be seen . . .
Whoosh! An icy wind!
Waft! The faintest smell of chocolate!
Donk! A low-hanging lightbulb swinging left-right, left-right, then . . .
About the book
Packed full of humour and chocolate, this mystery is the perfect gift for middle-grade readers this Easter!
Coco’s parents have poured everything into a struggling French hotel. But the hotel is haunted by a bitter old ghost, Monsieur Framboise, a chocolatier who met a sticky end.
He agrees to share his legendary skills with Coco and her new friend Louis in exchange for their help in uncovering the truth behind his murder.
Can Coco and Louis save the family hotel and solve the mystery by Easter?
- The Great Chocoplot meets Chocolat, with a dash of Murder Most Unladylike.
- Humour, mystery and chocolate – just in time for Easter!
- An older middle-grade debut from the hilarious author Anna Brooke.
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