Better Reading Preview: What Rhymes with Murder by Penny Tangey

Better Reading Preview: What Rhymes with Murder by Penny Tangey

When exhausted new mother Frida attends Baby Rhyme Time at the local library, she feels a sense of purpose that has been lacking in her anxious, apartment-bound, sleep-deprived life. But at the end of the session a piercing scream is heard, followed by the thump of a body, and the library becomes a crime scene.

Before long, Frida finds herself part of an unlikely group of sleuths investigating the murder. Between gossip and cups of magic at their local cafe, they are too busy having fun to realise how close they are to danger . . .

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        Publisher details

        What Rhymes with Murder?
        Author
        Penny Tangey
        Publisher
        Simon and Schuster
        Genre
        Fiction
        Released
        24 February, 2026
        ISBN
        9781761634031

        Synopsis

        When exhausted new mother Frida attends Baby Rhyme Time at the local library, she feels a sense of purpose that has been lacking in her anxious, apartment-bound, sleep-deprived life. But at the end of the session a piercing scream is heard, followed by the thump of a body, and the library becomes a crime scene.

        Before long, Frida finds herself part of an unlikely group of sleuths investigating the murder. Between gossip and cups of magic at their local cafe, they are too busy having fun to realise how close they are to danger . . .

        Penny Tangey
        About the author

        Penny Tangey

        Penny Tangey writes humorous books for young people. Her middle-grade novel As Fast As I Can won the Readings Children’s Book Prize and Queensland Literary Awards Children’s Book Award. She studied arts/science at Melbourne University, majoring in chemistry and Indonesian. Penny has worked as a researcher for television quiz shows Hard Quiz and The Chase, but she’s still terrible at trivia. She is a qualified librarian and wants to drive the mobile library van one day.

        Books by Penny Tangey

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