The Funny Business of Life - Jenny Worstall

Miriam has a secret, a secret she cannot bring herself to share, a secret that leads to a brutal stabbing on Bonfire Night at St Cecilia's School. We travel back in time to investigate the mystery, meeting a host of colourful personalities along the way, including the bumbling Director of Music Lancelot Prokofiev, the predatory french teacher Celeste Dubonnet, Brunhilda the chocolate-loving music secretary, Dorian the sixth former who can understand complicated mathematics but forgets the day of the week and the egotistical conductor, Tristan Proudfoot. Demons are wrestled and surprises abound before we return to Bonfire Night for the final revelation of a dramatically altered future. 'The Funny Business of Life' is a not entirely serious murder mystery and is the second book by Jenny Worstall in the 'Sing with the Choir' series. The opening scene is set in 2014, eleven years after the end of the romantic comedy 'Make a Joyful Noise' (Book 1 in the 'Sing with the Choir' series). Both books can be read as standalone titles.