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Poppy Fields Mystery #10
The Will to Live
Tenth in the brilliantly addictive series of murder mysteries by an acclaimed and popular writer.
Poppy and Graham are staying in a grand country house for the weekend to help at a family christening party, but they're seriously unimpressed. Dull, dull, dull! Not to mention the fact that baby Marmaduke has taken a shine to Graham and won't let him out of his sight without shrieking the place down. Then events take a mysterious turn when a filthy tramp turns up in the churchyard ... dead. It isn't long before Poppy and Graham realize that his death is suspicious – as are all the others that follow...
Poppy and Graham are staying in a grand country house for the weekend to help at a family christening party, but they're seriously unimpressed. Dull, dull, dull! Not to mention the fact that baby Marmaduke has taken a shine to Graham and won't let him out of his sight without shrieking the place down. Then events take a mysterious turn when a filthy tramp turns up in the churchyard ... dead. It isn't long before Poppy and Graham realize that his death is suspicious – as are all the others that follow...
128 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 2012
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About the author
Tanya Landman
83 books91 followersCarnegie Medal winning Tanya Landman is the author of more than thirty books for children and young adults.
Born and brought up in Kent, Tanya had no intention of becoming a writer until the idea for Waking Merlin popped into her head. "It came from nowhere. It was completely out of the blue."
Tanya now lives and works in Bideford and the nearby coastline was the inspiration for her Flotsam & Jetsam series.
Tanya's first books were "adventure stories with a sprinkling of magic and spoonful of humour." But then Tanya turned to crime, writing Mondays are Murder (winner of a Red House Book Award) - the first in a series of ten "Agatha-Christie-for-kids" featuring child sleuth Poppy Fields and her friend Graham. Her new highly illustrated books for younger children feature Sam Swann, an accident-prone boy sleuth and his faithful canine sidekick Watson.
Although she writes across a broad age range, Tanya is probably best known for her historical novels for young adults. Apache - set in 19th century America - was shortlisted for several UK awards including the Teenage Book Trust and the Carnegie Medal (where it was voted the Shadowing Groups favourite). The US edition won a Borders Original Voices prize and a Spur award from the Western Writers of America. The Goldsmith's Daughter - set in the Aztec empire during the Spanish invasion - was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children's Fiction prize. Buffalo Soldier won the 2015 Carnegie Medal. Hell and High Water - a swashbuckling thriller set in 18th century Devon - was shortlisted for the 2016 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and nominated for the Carnegie Medal. Her latest book Beyond the Wall is set in Roman Britain. Passing for White comes out later this year.
Born and brought up in Kent, Tanya had no intention of becoming a writer until the idea for Waking Merlin popped into her head. "It came from nowhere. It was completely out of the blue."
Tanya now lives and works in Bideford and the nearby coastline was the inspiration for her Flotsam & Jetsam series.
Tanya's first books were "adventure stories with a sprinkling of magic and spoonful of humour." But then Tanya turned to crime, writing Mondays are Murder (winner of a Red House Book Award) - the first in a series of ten "Agatha-Christie-for-kids" featuring child sleuth Poppy Fields and her friend Graham. Her new highly illustrated books for younger children feature Sam Swann, an accident-prone boy sleuth and his faithful canine sidekick Watson.
Although she writes across a broad age range, Tanya is probably best known for her historical novels for young adults. Apache - set in 19th century America - was shortlisted for several UK awards including the Teenage Book Trust and the Carnegie Medal (where it was voted the Shadowing Groups favourite). The US edition won a Borders Original Voices prize and a Spur award from the Western Writers of America. The Goldsmith's Daughter - set in the Aztec empire during the Spanish invasion - was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children's Fiction prize. Buffalo Soldier won the 2015 Carnegie Medal. Hell and High Water - a swashbuckling thriller set in 18th century Devon - was shortlisted for the 2016 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and nominated for the Carnegie Medal. Her latest book Beyond the Wall is set in Roman Britain. Passing for White comes out later this year.
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
April 3, 2017
Sadly, this is the last of the Poppy Fields Murder Mysteries (unless the author writes some more HINT HINT) but I'm happy to say that Poppy and Graham are going out on a real corker.
This book has all the best elements of the series: a high body count, plenty of action, super-sleuth kids, some real laugh out loud moments, great pacing and, of course, one of Graham's blink-and-you'll-miss-it grins.
While the quality of the books in this series really varies, I've got to say I'm going to miss Poppy and Graham quite a bit.
As Poppy herself would say (at the end of every book) 'there's not much more to say, really...'
Buddy read with Sunshine Seaspray
This book has all the best elements of the series: a high body count, plenty of action, super-sleuth kids, some real laugh out loud moments, great pacing and, of course, one of Graham's blink-and-you'll-miss-it grins.
While the quality of the books in this series really varies, I've got to say I'm going to miss Poppy and Graham quite a bit.
As Poppy herself would say (at the end of every book) 'there's not much more to say, really...'
Buddy read with Sunshine Seaspray
May 28, 2017
If you happen to see Poppy and Graham bodgin' about, LEG IT!!! Poop usually goes dooown when those two are in town!
More please! Mooore pleeeeeeez! MOOOOOOOOORE PULEEEEEEEEZZZZ!!! No more? Now Cakey-Face is sad!
More please! Mooore pleeeeeeez! MOOOOOOOOORE PULEEEEEEEEZZZZ!!! No more? Now Cakey-Face is sad!
July 25, 2022
Poppy is helping out her best friend Graham's mother but being a waitress at a christening. Unfortunately, a man is found dead in the graveyard of the church, and another is found dead at the reception.
November 8, 2018
Quite a lot of fun. I liked the gays even if one of them was IMMEDIATELY KILLED OFF
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