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The Dysfunctional Family's Guide to Murder - by Kate Emery (Hardcover)

Name: The Dysfunctional Family's Guide to Murder - by Kate Emery (Hardcover)
Brand: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
SKU: 1001815559
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Highlights

In this hilarious, contemporary YA whodunit, a mystery-loving teen finally gets a chance to solve a real-life crime.
12 Years
8.25" x 5.5" Hardcover
304 Pages
Young Adult Fiction, Mysteries & Detective Stories

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Book Synopsis

In this hilarious, contemporary YA whodunit, a mystery-loving teen finally gets a chance to solve a real-life crime. But solving a murder is complicated when all the prime suspects are related to you...

14-year-old Ruth was expecting a few fights on her family's vacation at their remote farmhouse. But she wasn't expecting a murder. And "death by typewriter" wasn't quite how she thought her step-grandmother, GG, would meet her end.

As an avid reader of mystery novels, Ruth is more than a little excited to have a real mystery to solve. (Though she's sad about GG. Obviously.) And she's read enough Agatha Christie that catching a killer should be a breeze... right?

With her annoyingly hot sort-of-cousin, Dylan, as the Watson to her Holmes, Ruth soon begins to uncover long-buried family secrets, finding that each of her relatives--her dad; her aunts and their partners; even, in the interest of fairness, Dylan and herself--had reasons to want GG gone.

But are any of them capable of murder? As tensions rise with everyone stuck in the house together, Ruth will have to dig deep to find out... before the killer strikes again.

About the Author

Kate Emery lives in Perth and works as a senior reporter for the West Australian. The Dysfunctional Family's Guide to Murder is her North American debut. Published in Australia, her first novel, The Not So Chosen One, was shortlisted for the 2020 Text Prize, the Aurealis Awards (Best Fantasy Novel) and longlisted for the CBCA Book of the Year Awards, Older Readers.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.25 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .75 Inches (D)

Weight: .89 Pounds

Suggested Age: 12 Years

Number of Pages: 304

Genre: Young Adult Fiction

Sub-Genre: Mysteries & Detective Stories

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers

Format: Hardcover

Author: Kate Emery

Language: English

Street Date: October 21, 2025

TCIN: 1001815559

UPC: 9798217030163

Item Number (DPCI): 247-47-5182

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.75 inches length x 5.5 inches width x 8.25 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 0.89 pounds

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