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Malory Towers Mystery Club: Kidnap at Midnight

Book 1

Fleur Hitchcock, Author

Hannah Peck, Illustrator

Series: Malory Towers Mystery Club

Imprint: Blyton Books

Publication date: September 10, 2026

Category: Crime & Mystery Fiction

ISBN: 9781444985337

Malory Towers with a mystery twist! A brand-new series by Fleur Hitchcock, inspired by Enid Blyton.

Fierce friendships, exciting mysteries and the most wonderful boarding school setting’ Lottie Saahko, author of Lumi and the Wolf

A mystery that is satisfying and perilous enough to entertain the reader’ Jo Clarke, author of The Travelling School Mysteries

New girl Emma can’t wait to meet her classmates and explore the famous Malory Towers. Together with her new-found friends Sheila and Marie she quickly settles into school life, but soon there are big questions to be answered . . . Where does their classmate keep disappearing to? Why were the horses let out of the stable? And who are the strangers on the clifftop?

Only the Malory Towers Mystery Club can solve this puzzle!

A brand-new mystery series, full of friendship, intrigue and beloved characters old and new. Perfect for every generation of Blyton readers.

Reviews

Master story teller, Fleur Hitchcock skilfully brings Malory Towers to a new generation in this compelling, mystery adventure. Imaginative and full of heart, I adored it.

Full of fun and friendship - a cosy midnight feast of a book! Readers will relish returning to the legendary Malory Towers with familiar faces and a brand new mystery club.

Fleur has wonderfully matched Enid Blyton's style to bring readers back to Malory Towers. It's a very cosy and charming read.

Kidnap at Midnight is a fun, cosy mystery story featuring Fleur Hitchcock's gift for planting tantalising hints and clues that keep the reader guessing until the end, all woven into a charming story of making new friends and settling into a new school. As warm and satisfying as a supper of cocoa and biscuits!

Capturing all the nostalgic charm of Enid Blyton's classic with a fresh, modern twist, this thrilling mystery will have a new generation of readers sneaking down dark corridors right alongside its irresistible cast. A must-read start to an unforgettable new boarding school series!

Jo Cummins, Library Girl and Book Boy

Fierce friendships, exciting mysteries and the most wonderful boarding school setting. I loved seeing a diverse cast of girls attend Malory Towers. Nostalgic for old Malory Towers readers, and fresh and fun for new readers!

The strange goings on are brilliantly woven into the story, odd disappearances, dastardly villains and mystery loving school girls all play their part. It's perfectly pitched for younger readers, with a mystery that is satisfying and perilous enough to entertain the reader.

Fleur Hitchcock

Fleur writes thrillers and adventures for 8 – 13 year olds, many of which are mysteries, mostly contemporary, and some historical. With more than 20 published books behind her, she is a passionate advocate for children’s reading and enjoyment of books, working as a children’s bookseller in Bath and bringing books and children together in schools across the country.

She has been nominated for many prizes and has won both the Leeds and Salford book awards. She lives in the Wiltshire countryside, and sets most of her books in the West Country. She is married and has two adult children.