Murder on a School Night: The best funny new YA crime thriller of 2023!

Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize! Sex Education meets A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder in this darkly hilarious YA murder mystery by Comedy Women in Print Prize and Carnegie Medal nominated author, Kate Weston. ‘Fiercely funny, feminist and FUN! I bloody loved it’ M.A. KUZNIAR There’s never a good time to find a dead body. But finding a dead body while you’re trying to kiss your crush? Dead awkward. All Kerry wants to do is stay at home with her rom-coms and strict retainer schedule. Instead, her BFF Annie has roped her into going to their first sixth-form party to investigate who’s cyberbullying Heather, the most popular girl in school. On the cusp of kissing her dreamy crush, Scott, Kerry discovers the body of Heather's second in command – suffocated with a menstrual cup. Within days, another student turns up dead, this time with a sanitary pad across the eyes. Now Annie and Kerry are officially on the case to stop the menstrual murderer . . . period. In this humorous, yet thrilling tale of teenage life, the protagonists are thrown into a world of suspense and law. Their coming of age journey is painted with strokes of black humour, making Murder on a School Night a unique blend of fiction genres. For fans of Karen M. Mcmanus (Such Charming Liars), Ravena Guron (This Book Kills), Amy Tintera (Listen for the Lie), L.M. Chilton (Don't Swipe Right), and Victoria Wlosok (How to Find a Missing Girl). HarperCollins 2023