Twice Upon a Time
The perfect time-travel mystery
Published on 31. July 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-3985-3819-1 (ISBN)
Description
Can stopping time solve a murder . . . ? A delicious mystery adventure for fans of Robin Stevens and Cressida Cowell from the award-winning and bestselling author of the Pinch of Magic series.
When the Morrow twins, Merry and Spike, arrive at dusty old Fox House, they think spending their holidays there is going to be dull. But they soon discover that there are secrets to the old house. A missing woman, a baby left on the doorstep, a locked study . . . As the mysteries pile up, the girls begin to investigate, using their own secret to help them: they can stop time!
What happened in this old house? And can their strange powers help them solve a decades-old crime?
Praise for Twice Upon a Time:
'Everything Michelle Harrison writes is gold dust and this is no exception. A thrilling mystery told by one of my favourite writers. I couldn't put it down' Abi Elphinstone
'There is no-one who writes sisterly bonds quite like Michelle Harrison! A twisty-turny inventive read full of adventure and magic' Hannah Gold
'A brilliantly plotted gothic mystery, children are going to love getting lost in Fox House' Zohra Nabi
'Spell-bindingly good! A time-twisting triumph of mystery, magic, and mischief. Michelle Harrison has done it again. I wish I could rewind time to read it afresh' Jack Meggitt-Phillips
'A quirky, creepy, time-twisty murder mystery. I loved it!' Lucy Strange
'A thrilling and gripping murder mystery that plays out like an Agatha Christie or Sherlock Holmes novel.' Phil Hickes
'Fabulous!' Lisa Thompson
When the Morrow twins, Merry and Spike, arrive at dusty old Fox House, they think spending their holidays there is going to be dull. But they soon discover that there are secrets to the old house. A missing woman, a baby left on the doorstep, a locked study . . . As the mysteries pile up, the girls begin to investigate, using their own secret to help them: they can stop time!
What happened in this old house? And can their strange powers help them solve a decades-old crime?
Praise for Twice Upon a Time:
'Everything Michelle Harrison writes is gold dust and this is no exception. A thrilling mystery told by one of my favourite writers. I couldn't put it down' Abi Elphinstone
'There is no-one who writes sisterly bonds quite like Michelle Harrison! A twisty-turny inventive read full of adventure and magic' Hannah Gold
'A brilliantly plotted gothic mystery, children are going to love getting lost in Fox House' Zohra Nabi
'Spell-bindingly good! A time-twisting triumph of mystery, magic, and mischief. Michelle Harrison has done it again. I wish I could rewind time to read it afresh' Jack Meggitt-Phillips
'A quirky, creepy, time-twisty murder mystery. I loved it!' Lucy Strange
'A thrilling and gripping murder mystery that plays out like an Agatha Christie or Sherlock Holmes novel.' Phil Hickes
'Fabulous!' Lisa Thompson
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
232 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3985-3819-1 (9781398538191)
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E-Book
04/2024
Simon & Schuster Children's
€7.73
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Person
Michelle Harrison lives in Essex and has a son, Jack, and three cats: Marmite, Sorsha and Widdershins. Her first novel, The Thirteen Treasures, won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and was followed by The Thirteen Curses and The Thirteen Secrets. Michelle has since written One Wish, a prequel to The Thirteen Treasures books; The Other Alice, which won the Calderdale Book of the Year Award; and the bestselling Pinch of Magic Adventures: A Pinch of Magic, A Sprinkle of Sorcery, A Tangle of Spells, and A Storm of Sisters.
Natalie Smillie grew up in Devon, England, and was not quite born with a pencil in her hand but pretty close! She's done lots of things with her life so far including joining the Royal Air Force, moving to Scotland, and going back to college at twenty-seven. Natalie currently lives in northern Ireland with her husband, dog (Maggie), and an aloe vera plant named Kingston. She's obsessed with toffee, tea, and carrot cake, and if she could be an item of clothing she would be a cardigan.
Natalie Smillie grew up in Devon, England, and was not quite born with a pencil in her hand but pretty close! She's done lots of things with her life so far including joining the Royal Air Force, moving to Scotland, and going back to college at twenty-seven. Natalie currently lives in northern Ireland with her husband, dog (Maggie), and an aloe vera plant named Kingston. She's obsessed with toffee, tea, and carrot cake, and if she could be an item of clothing she would be a cardigan.