A Murder Is Going Down

Kate Emery

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English

Allen & Unwin
01 November 2025

Crime & mystery fiction (Children's&YA); Humorous stories (Children's&YA); Young Adult

This is what happens when you put a pair of unemployed teenagers in charge of a murder investigation. What we lack in investigative skills we make up for in free time.

Heidi's meant to be having the time of her life on exchange in Switzerland, but instead she's cold, alone and on an involuntary dairy-free diet. So when she hears the news of her brother Felix's death, she's quick to jump on the first plane home to Perth.

To be completely honest, Felix wasn't that much of a brother, so Heidi's not crying buckets - but she's not exactly happy either. Thanks to an epic betrayal by her (ex) best friend and (ex) boyfriend, Heidi has absolutely nothing to do and no one to talk to. No one, that is, except Patrick, the wisecracking younger brother of Felix's widow, who convinces her that they need to investigate her brother's mysterious demise.

Can Heidi and Patrick get to the bottom of Felix's death - and do they really want to?

Kate Emery is the queen of cosy crime and the bestselling author of My Family and Other Suspects, which won the John Marsden Book of the Year for Older Children at the 2025 ABIAs and the 2025 Indie Book Award for Young Adult Fiction.

'Will keep young sleuths hooked and make this modern-day Agatha Christie, with amusingly snarky teenage characters, a hit with cosy crime readers.' Books+Publishing

By: Kate Emery
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm,
ISBN: 9781761182211
ISBN 10: 1761182218
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 01 November 2025
Recommended Age: From 12 to 16 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Kate Emery lives in Perth and works as a senior reporter for the West Australian. She is the author of The Not So Chosen One, which was shortlisted for the Text Prize and the Aurealis Awards, and My Family and Other Suspects, which won the 2025 Indie Book Award for YA and and the John Marsden Book of the Year for Older Children at the 2025 ABIA awards.