This was a very cute and fun read! It's cozy, funny, mysterious and super sweet. It's fast paced and kept me engaged, I really liked the characters in particular and look forward to more of these books hopefully!

A fantastic book, perfect for fans of Sharna Jackson!

A page turning murder mystery, that kept me on my toes guessing who-dunnit! I always love when I don't anticipate the ending, and in this case, it wasn't until right at the very end that the penny dropped!

The representation of Neurodiverse twins (one autistic, one ADHD) was really well done, giving an insight into their experiences, and way they approach challenges, as well as sharing their struggles in a way that was presentated with sensitivity. I love how you could really see how the way theirs brains worked gave them strengths in particular situations. I am a parent on ND twins and could really see the reflection of the ways they experienced life written into the book, I eagerly await being able to read this with them!

Ani Tariq, age 11,  is a supersleuth and loves nothing more than having a mystery to solve. It's the start of the summer holidays and she can't wait until, that is, she gets the news that her estranged mother and twin sister, Riri, will be visiting from California for the whole summer. To make matters worse, Riri will be staying with them and sharing Ani's bedroom. They get off to a rocky start, but after a while and with a mystery to solve, both sisters begin to see that having the other around might not be such a bad idea.

At times, I found the story a little hard to follow. I think this was largely because the story was told from the two viewpoints of Ani and Riri and they were pretty much always together and talking about the same people, so it wasn't always easy to remember whose chapter it was.

This story is great fun, entirely unrealistic but pacy and I really liked the characters and setting descriptions.

Eleven-year-old Ani Tariq has her future all planned out. Senior school is going to be a bit of a blip but after that she's going to be a supersleuth! She is already running TUSC (Tariq Ultrasecret Supersecret Centre) from her bedroom and is looking forward to spending the summer investigating whatever cases come her way. Or she was until her dad told her about her evil twin coming to stay for the holidays! Riri has lived all but the first six months of her life in California but now her mom is working in the UK for a while and she's looking forward to getting to know her sister and dad properly and hopefully more successfully than last time!

On the day one of the holidays Ani takes Riri to her favourite place to meet her favourite person only to discover a dead body! Determined to find the killer Ani leaps straight into her first major investigation but when someone very close to her becomes the main suspect it's suddenly way more important she solve it. Can Ani and her apprentice, Riri, find out who is really the killer or are they in danger themselves?

Niyla Farook's second title is the first cosy crime for kids book I've read and succeeds very well. Ani and Riri are great main protagonists and their parents are involved just enough to keep it real. All their suspects happily allow themselves to be interviewed, they have a friend in the local police force, while red herrings and convenient friends with useful knowledge definitely help their case! I am a big cosy crime fan and thoroughly enjoyed reading this. The killer was a surprise, the victim’s back story was detailed and believable and all in all this was a brilliant introduction to the gentle art of cosy and will hopefully be the beginning of a popular new series.

I was able to read an advanced copy of this thanks to NetGalley and the publishers, Bonnier Books UK/Piccadilly Press, but the opinions expressed are my own. I enjoyed this very much.

This is a great murder mystery for children (and adults) that's not too gory. There are twists and turns and I had no idea who committed it until just before it was solved. Fast paced and full of suspense, this was a real page turner.