Death by Chocolate

Author: Brooke, Anna

Interest age: from c 8 years

Published on 12 March 2026 by Chicken House Ltd in the United Kingdom as part of 'The Chocolateers In' series.

Paperback | 224 pages
128 x 197 x 16 | 154g

Packed full of humour and chocolate, this mystery is

the perfect gift for middle-grade readers this Easter!

Coco’s parents have poured everything into a struggling

French hotel. But the hotel is haunted by a bitter old ghost, Monsieur

Framboise, a chocolatier who met a sticky end.

He agrees to share his legendary skills with Coco and her new

friend Louis in exchange for their help in uncovering the truth behind

his murder.

Can Coco and Louis save the family hotel and solve the mystery

by Easter?

The Great Chocoplot meets Chocolat,

with a dash of Murder Most Unladylike.

Humour, mystery and chocolate – the perfect Easter

egg alternative! 

An older middle-grade debut from the hilarious author

Anna Brooke.