{"product_id":"9780702344558","title":"Murder at the Ivy Hotel","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Hourican, Emily \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eInterest age: from c 9 years\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 12 February 2026 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 304 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 129 x 21 | 206g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A deliciously cosy and clever mystery with\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebuckets of charm, and a cast of characters you can't help but adore.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Hana Tooke, author of The Unadoptables\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo girls who live in a hotel are drawn into a murder\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emystery in this charming, classic-feeling cosy-crime children's\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edebut from bestselling Irish author Emily Hourican - perfect for\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efans of Murder Most Unladylike, The Swifts and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnid Blyton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwelve-year-old Meredith and ten-year-old Macy feel like the luckiest\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egirls around. The Ivy Hotel in Dublin is old, beautiful and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebeloved, with a tight-knit staff that feel like family, and they\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eget to call it home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeredith and Macy's mum is the General Manager, and their modest\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eapartment is tucked away in a corner, but it has lots of perks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe girls make friends with long-term residents - like Colin, the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003equiet little boy who plays piano, and Agatha, the eccentric older\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elady who stays in a plush suite with her dog, Milo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe girls love spying on fancy events, sneaky treats from the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erestaurant and knowing all the secret stairs and corridors that guests\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enever see, where the staff move around invisibly, making sure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eeverything runs like clockwork...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is going to come in handy. Because within the cosy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewalls of the Ivy Hotel, there is also danger, intrigue and threat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust as the hotel's new owners arrive, ready to sniff\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eout any excuse to make cuts and fire staff, the girls are faced\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith their biggest task yet: a murder to solve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA welcoming and super-cosy hotel setting with a loveable cast\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof characters and a dash of danger, perfect for mystery fans age\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9-12.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlternating perspectives from two brilliant sisters - responsible\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand emotional Meredith and fierce, logical Macy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of suspense, sleuthing and twisting discoveries, as the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ekids take the lead, working to cleverly uncover the identity of a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emysterious guest and his even more mysterious death...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58179168993661,"sku":"9780702344558","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9780702344558.jpg?v=1778955181","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.com\/products\/9780702344558","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}