Westminster Mysteries – serie

Another day dawns over the Houses of Parliament and Maxwell Murray, 'Chief of Staff', researcher and what sometimes feels like nanny to the hapless MP Eliot Oakcroft, has much to do. Invitations for Oakcroft to consider, party correspondence, and, here and there, some legitimate constituency business. All while keeping the honourable member for Middlebury-Mid out of trouble and the inevitable media spotlight. But today, there's something a little different. Miranda Cley is seeking Eliot's help to free her mother from prison. After all, she can't have murdered Miranda's father, Charlie, if Miranda has just seen him alive and well. Max and his assistant Diana are on the case, wafting the scent of a possible career-making miscarriage of justice Eliot's way. But as the mystery of Charlie Cley's disappearance unravels, it quickly becomes clear that investigating could jeopardise not just their careers but their very lives. Drawing on his own parliamentary history (with all due discretion, of course), David Weir brings us a witty new crime series set among the colourful power brokers of contemporary politics

Awarded Highly Commended in the Selfies Children's Book Awards, 2023 and a Wishing Shelf Book Award finalist, 2022.Theo Duncan is just an ordinary student. Except he also happens to be the son of the Prime Minister, Will Duncan.When the parliamentary mace is stolen from inside the Houses of Parliament, Theo is determined to help his dad get it back. But he can't do it alone. And when help is offered, there's a problem. It comes from the new girl at school, Sammy Jhor, who's a supporter of the opposition party.Theo and Sammy form an unlikely team to spy on government officials, sneak through the corridors of Downing Street and pursue the thief through the Palace of Westminster.But when the evidence points to suspects at the highest levels of government, finding the thief could threaten Will Duncan's leadership.Can Theo and Sammy put aside their differences to find the mace - and the thief - before the government is brought to its knees?This book is recommended for readers aged 10 years plus. Perfect for fans of Murder Most Unladylike and Adventures on Trains who are looking for their next mystery series.