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Actually, I'm A Corpse by Terry Deary

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Actually, I'm A Corpse

The Actually Murders (Book 2)

Author
Terry Deary
Narrator
Adam Stevens, Anna Gilthorpe, Sam Stafford
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Publish Date
11 June 2026
Run Time
9 hours 10 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Crime and / or mystery fiction
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What to expect

The new wickedly funny and clever murder mystery from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of the Horrible Histories.

'Delightfully fun' i PAPER

'The perfect thriller - transporting you to a point in time through exquisite period details, peculiarly beguiling characters and immediate page turning events. The sort of book you dream of writing!' TOM ALLEN
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1973. Hours after a mysterious phone call is made to the police, a train pulls into Sunderland station with a dead body on board.

Cause of death: strangulation. Victim: unknown. Witnesses: none.

Undeterred by this baffling set of circumstances, newly promoted Police Sergeant Aline James vows to crack the case and prove her critics wrong. But when her famously ruthless investigation tactics yield no results, she is forced to seek help from two unlikely allies: unassuming assassin John Brown and calamitous actor Tony Davies.

As bodies pile up, can this unusual trio thwart a devilishly complex plot, before one of them, actually, becomes a corpse?
______________

Praise for the Actually Murders . . .

'Sinister and hilarious. Great fun' SUN

'Dark, witty . . . had me racing for the end' JANICE HALLETT

'[A] smart, funny and deftly executed page turner' GUARDIAN

'Funny, and so very, very clever . . . the most fun I've had reading a book in a long time ' M. W. CRAVEN

'Wonderful' IAN MOORE

Critics Review

  • The perfect thriller - transporting you to a point in time through exquisite period details, peculiarly beguiling characters and immediate page turning events. The sort of book you dream of writing!

    Tom Allen

  • Delightfully fun

    i Paper

  • Hilarious

    Crime Monthly

  • Full of sharp twists and dark wit, this is a trio of investigators you wouldn't expect to root for - but absolutely do

    YOURS magazine

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  • Praise for the Actually Murders series:
  • A pitch perfect mix of sinister and hilarious. Great fun

    Sun

  • This smart, funny and deftly executed page turner is sure to please

    Guardian

  • Extraordinarily fun and oh-so-gripping

    i Paper

  • A dark, witty story that had me racing for the end, yet reluctant to finish! Vivid, clever, cheeky and compelling

    Janice Hallett, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE APPEAL

  • The most fun I've had reading a book in a long time. Pitch-perfect in tone, funny, and so very very clever. I'd be surprised if I read anything better this year. Highly recommended

    M. W. Craven, Sunday Times bestselling author of THE MERCY CHAIR

  • A wonderful story told with increasing pace. A cross between Hitchcock and The Beiderbecke Affair

    Ian Moore, author of DEATH AND CROISSANTS

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Details
Author
Terry Deary
Narrator
Adam Stevens, Anna Gilthorpe, Sam Stafford
Duration
9 hours 10 minutes
Release Date
11 June 2026
ISBN
9781405560702
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Genre
Crime and / or mystery fiction

Synopsis

The new wickedly funny and clever murder mystery from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of the Horrible Histories.'Delightfully fun' i PAPER'The perfect thriller - transporting you to a point in time through exquisite period details, peculiarly beguiling characters and immediate page turning events. The sort of book you dream of writing!' TOM ALLEN______________1973. Hours after a mysterious phone call is made to the police, a train pulls into Sunderland station with a dead body on board.Cause of death: strangulation. Victim: unknown. Witnesses: none.Undeterred by this baffling set of circumstances, newly promoted Police Sergeant Aline James vows to crack the case and prove her critics wrong. But when her famously ruthless investigation tactics yield no results, she is forced to seek help from two unlikely allies: unassuming assassin John Brown and calamitous actor Tony Davies.As bodies pile up, can this unusual trio thwart a devilishly complex plot, before one of them, actually, becomes a corpse?______________Praise for the Actually Murders . . .'Sinister and hilarious. Great fun' SUN'Dark, witty . . . had me racing for the end' JANICE HALLETT'[A] smart, funny and deftly executed page turner' GUARDIAN'Funny, and so very, very clever . . . the most fun I've had reading a book in a long time ' M. W. CRAVEN'Wonderful' IAN MOORE

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