Tanya Landman is the author of many books for children including Waking Merlin and Merlin’s Apprentice, The World’s Bellybutton and The Kraken Snores, and three stories featuring the characters Flotsam and Jetsam. Of Dead Funny Tanya writes, “I’ve always found Hollywood fascinating. How can you know who’s telling the truth and who’s acting? Who’s real and who’s fake? It occurred to me that Beverly Hills would make a great backdrop for a murder mystery.”
Tanya is the author of two novels for teenagers: Apache, which was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the Booktrust Teenage Fiction Prize, and The Goldsmith’s Daughter, which was nominated for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize. Since 1992, she has also been part of Storybox Theatre. She lives with her family in Devon.
You can find out more about Tanya Landman and her books by visiting her website at
www.tanyalandman.com