Crime fiction for teens
Crime fiction for teens including titles by Tia Fisher, Robert Muchamore, Ashley Hickson-Lovence, Maureen Johnson, Ben Oliver, Karen M. McManus, Cynthia Murphy and Holly Jackson.
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Alexia Mason is the pseudonym used by Irish crime writer Alex Barclay for her young adult fiction published by Simon & Schuster Children’s Books.
Mason’s debut YA thriller, Rock Paper Killers, was published on 17 February 2022. The story follows a group of Dublin teenagers at a rural cliff-top college, where one student goes missing.
Simon & Schuster acquired global rights in all languages for Rock Paper Killers, which launched a YA thriller series.
Before adopting the pseudonym, Alex Barclay published adult crime novels including Darkhouse, The Caller, and the Ren Bryce series under her real name.
Crime fiction for teens including titles by Tia Fisher, Robert Muchamore, Ashley Hickson-Lovence, Maureen Johnson, Ben Oliver, Karen M. McManus, Cynthia Murphy and Holly Jackson.
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