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Actually, I’m A Corpse

The Actually Murders (Book 2)

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What to expect

The new wickedly funny and clever murder mystery from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of the Horrible Histories.

'Delightfully fun' i PAPER

'The perfect thriller - transporting you to a point in time through exquisite period details, peculiarly beguiling characters and immediate page turning events. The sort of book you dream of writing!' TOM ALLEN
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1973. Hours after a mysterious phone call is made to the police, a train pulls into Sunderland station with a dead body on board.

Cause of death: strangulation. Victim: unknown. Witnesses: none.

Undeterred by this baffling set of circumstances, newly promoted Police Sergeant Aline James vows to crack the case and prove her critics wrong. But when her famously ruthless investigation tactics yield no results, she is forced to seek help from two unlikely allies: unassuming assassin John Brown and calamitous actor Tony Davies.

As bodies pile up, can this unusual trio thwart a devilishly complex plot, before one of them, actually, becomes a corpse?
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Praise for the Actually Murders . . .

'Sinister and hilarious. Great fun' SUN

'Dark, witty . . . had me racing for the end' JANICE HALLETT

'[A] smart, funny and deftly executed page turner' GUARDIAN

'Funny, and so very, very clever . . . the most fun I've had reading a book in a long time ' M. W. CRAVEN

'Wonderful' IAN MOORE

Critics Review

The perfect thriller - transporting you to a point in time through exquisite period details, peculiarly beguiling characters and immediate page turning events. The sort of book you dream of writing!
Tom Allen
Delightfully fun
i Paper
Hilarious
Crime Monthly
Full of sharp twists and dark wit, this is a trio of investigators you wouldn't expect to root for - but absolutely do
YOURS magazine
Praise for the Actually Murders series:
A pitch perfect mix of sinister and hilarious. Great fun
Sun
This smart, funny and deftly executed page turner is sure to please
Guardian
Extraordinarily fun and oh-so-gripping
i Paper
A dark, witty story that had me racing for the end, yet reluctant to finish! Vivid, clever, cheeky and compelling
Janice Hallett, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE APPEAL
The most fun I've had reading a book in a long time. Pitch-perfect in tone, funny, and so very very clever. I'd be surprised if I read anything better this year. Highly recommended
M. W. Craven, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE MERCY CHAIR
A wonderful story told with increasing pace. A cross between Hitchcock and The Beiderbecke Affair
Ian Moore, author of DEATH AND CROISSANTS
Author Terry Deary
Narrator Adam Stevens, Anna Gilthorpe, Sam Stafford
Series The Actually Murders
Duration 9 hours and 10 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781405560702
Format Audiobook
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Genre Crime and mystery fiction
Availability AU, GB, IE, US

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