Alasdair Beckett-King is a multi-award-winning comedian and writer. He studied at the London Film School, and since then he has performed critically lauded solo shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, written for BBC radio, appeared on comedy panel shows such as Mock the Week, co-written an award-winning video game and created numerous viral sketches for social media, including an interactive whodunit. The Montgomery Bonbon series is his first work for children.Claire Powell is a bestselling children’s book maker, character designer and illustrator. Claire’s collaborations with Beth Lincoln, Kes Gray and Simon Farnaby all topped the charts to become bestsellers. She has also illustrated books for Dermot O'Leary, Jeanne Willis, Peter Bently and Michelle Robinson. She published her first author-illustrated book, Marty Moose: First Class Mischief, with Walker in 2025.

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.