About the Author

Nicki Thornton has run an independent bookshop in Abingdon, England with her husband for more than ten years. Her debut novel, The Last Chance Hotel, won the Times. /Chicken House Children's Fiction Competition 2016.

Reviews

Praise for The Last Chance Hotel: "An inventive murder mystery for ages nine to twelve...Thornton, like Agatha Christie, can turn murder into a thoroughly comforting bedtime read." - The Telegraph (UK)"This is a worthy prizewinner ...an atmospheric mystery." - The Times (UK)"Entertaining and inventive." - The Week Junior (UK)