Your novels–in the Murder Most Unladylike series and now in the Ministry of Unladylike Activity–are in part pastiches of or homages to classic mysteries, but with what are today more acceptable attitudes. I love spending time with my new heroes May, Erica, and Nuala–but who knows what might happen in the future! I don’t have any plans to do that at the moment. But of course, I have had some people asking for more specifically Daisy and Hazel adventures. And there are plenty of cameos from the detectives of Murder Most Unladylike! I hope it’ll allow a new generation of fans to enter the world while giving established fans some special moments with their favorites. I’m lucky in that although I concluded the series, I didn’t say goodbye to the world–my new series, Ministry of Unladylike Activity, takes place a few years after the end of Death Sets Sail, and stars Hazel’s little sister May. Has there been a lot of lobbying from fans to change your mind? You decided to conclude the series with Death Sets Sail. I think mystery is a perennial favorite for children, and I’m just delighted that my books arrived at the right moment to help relaunch the genre! Children love to be challenged, intrigued, and frightened within a safe framework, and they love to see characters who look and act like them have genuine power a mystery story starring young detectives ticks both boxes. Since you began your Murder Most Unladylike series, mystery fiction has become one of the most popular children’s genres. It’s also going to be a wonderful opportunity to celebrate almost a decade of Murder Most Unladylike with Puffin and my international publishers–I don’t usually get to speak face-to-face with the people who publish my books, so this will be a very special moment! I’m so excited to be given the opportunity to help promote children’s fiction on a world stage, and meet so many people passionate about children’s publishing. What are you looking forward to in your Author of the Day role? I’ve been to Bologna Book Fair, quite a few years ago, and found it both exciting and overwhelming! It was wonderful to meet my international publishers, and quite humbling to see the scale of the worldwide publishing industry. Have you been to book fairs before, and, if so, what have you made of them?
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