Murder at the Ivy Hotel by Hourican, Emily

Description

Two girls who live in a hotel are drawn into a murder

mystery in this charming, classic-feeling cosy-crime children’s

debut from bestselling Irish author Emily Hourican – perfect for

fans of Murder Most Unladylike, The Swifts and Enid

Blyton.

Twelve-year-old Meredith and ten-year-old Macy feel like the luckiest

girls around. The Ivy Hotel in Dublin is old, beautiful and

beloved, with a tight-knit staff that feel like family, and they

get to call it home.

Meredith and Macy’s mum is the General Manager, and their modest

apartment is tucked away in a corner, but it has lots of perks. The

girls make friends with long-term residents – like Colin, the

quiet little boy who plays piano, and Agatha, the eccentric older

lady who stays in a plush suite with her dog, Milo.

The girls love spying on fancy events, sneaky treats from the restaurant

and knowing all the secret stairs and corridors that guests

never see, where the staff move around invisibly, making sure

everything runs like clockwork…

This is going to come in handy. Because within the cosy walls of

the Ivy Hotel, there is also danger, intrigue and threat. Just as

the hotel’s new owners arrive, ready to sniff out any excuse to

make cuts and fire staff, the girls are faced with their biggest

task yet: a murder to solve.

A welcoming and super-cosy hotel setting with a loveable cast

of characters and a dash of danger, perfect for mystery fans age

9-12.

Alternating perspectives from two brilliant sisters – responsible

and emotional Meredith and fierce, logical Macy.

Full of suspense, sleuthing and twisting discoveries, as the

kids take the lead, working to cleverly uncover the identity of

a mysterious guest and his even more mysterious death…