Montgomery Bonbon: Scandal on the Stage

Funny detective murder mystery for boys and girls age 9-12

Alasdair Beckett-King author Claire Powell illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Walker Books Ltd

Published:2nd Jul '26

Should be back in stock very soon

Montgomery Bonbon: Scandal on the Stage cover

Meet the world's greatest detective in disguise! With a false moustache, a beret and a trench coat, 10-year-old Bonnie Montgomery becomes renowned super sleuth ... MONTGOMERY BONBON.

A brilliantly funny murder mystery from stand-up comedian, podcaster and filmmaker Alasdair Beckett-King, with illustrations by Claire Powell.


"Knives Out meets Poirot – but for kids!" Radio 4

Bonnie Montgomery is at the local theatre group rehearsal when playwright Cynthia Cecil collapses on stage. Natural causes? Perhaps, but the world’s finest detective – and Bonnie's alter-ego Montgomery Bonbon – heard a final, unscripted word with Cynthia's last breath: "Murder!"

The cast were either within sight or backstage with rock-solid alibis. As opening night approaches, can Bonbon untangle lines from the truth, and expose a killer clever enough to get away with murder in front of an audience?

Collect the whole series of mysteries:

Murder at the Museum
Death at the Lighthouse
Mystery at the Manor
Sabotage at Sea
Scandal on the Stage

It’s fun to read aloud with clever, unexpected prose, theatrical satire and terminology — and allusions adults will also enjoy, including the device of using a play to catch a murderer. -- Nicolette Jones * The Sunday Times *

ISBN: 9781529530476

Dimensions: 198mm x 130mm x 28mm

Weight: 240g

272 pages