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Actually, I'm A Corpse: A hilarious murder mystery from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author
Terry Deary
Crime & mystery
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Constable
- Trade Paperback Jun 9, 2026 | 9780349000893 | RRP $34.99 Pre-Order
- Hardback Sep 22, 2026 | 9781408720134 | RRP $55.00 Pre-Order
- Audiobook Jun 11, 2026 | 9781405560702 | RRP $44.99 Pre-Order
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Imprint
Constable
- Trade Paperback Jun 9, 2026 | 9780349000893 | RRP $34.99 Pre-Order
- Hardback Sep 22, 2026 | 9781408720134 | RRP $55.00 Pre-Order
- Audiobook Jun 11, 2026 | 9781405560702 | RRP $44.99 Pre-Order
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Imprint
Little, Brown Audio
- Trade Paperback Jun 9, 2026 | 9780349000893 | RRP $34.99 Pre-Order
- Hardback Sep 22, 2026 | 9781408720134 | RRP $55.00 Pre-Order
- Audiobook Jun 11, 2026 | 9781405560702 | RRP $44.99 Pre-Order
The new hilarious and fiendishly clever murder mystery following an unlikely crime-solving trio in 1970s Sunderland, from the bestselling author of the Horrible Histories series and the No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller A History of Britain in Ten Enemies.
The new wickedly funny murder mystery in the Actually Murders series from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author.
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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
'Extraordinarily fun and oh-so-gripping' i PAPER
'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
Praise for Actually, I'm A Corpse: A hilarious murder mystery from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author
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Praise for Terry Deary's crime novels:
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A twisting, turning, unpredictable jaunt through a murder mystery that takes 50 years to reveal its deliciously captivating conclusion. With a cast of intriguing characters and a premise so ordinary and innocuous, I found myself drawn into a dark, witty story that had me racing for the end, yet reluctant to finish! Vivid, clever, cheeky and compelling
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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
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A wonderful story told with increasing pace. A cross between Hitchcock and The Beiderbecke Affair
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Stunning . . . a delightful joyride of a book. Its switchback turns are managed with professional ease, so that the reader does not know exactly what happened until the very end
Terry Deary
Terry Deary was born in Sunderland in 1946 and now lives in County Durham, where the Marsden family of the Tudor Chronicles live. Once an actor and a teacher of English and drama, he is one of Britain's bestselling children's authors, with over 140 books to his credit, including the phenomenally successful Horrible Histories.
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