July to September 2025
Posted on 16th May 2016

Appearances

Terry will be appearing around Britain to romote his 'A History of Britain in Ten enemies' book in April 2025. Then to launch the murder-mystery 'Actually, I'm a murderer' in June 2025.

The dates confirmed so far are all adult-only and include:-

7 August 25 - Georgian Festival, York

15 August - People's Book Shop, Durham

6 September 25 - Herrington Village Show

23 September 25 - Toppings Bookshop, Edinburgh

26 September 25 - Buxton Georgian Festival

13 September - Bloody Scotland Crime Festival

5 October 25 - Wimbledon Book Event

1 November - Farsley Book Festival, Leeds

More to follow. Watch this space.

New titles

Actually, I'm A Murderer: A gripping murder mystery from the multimillion-copy bestselling author

'Actually, I'm a murderer’

By Terry Deary

Published 12 June 2025

'Extraordinarily fun and oh-so-gripping' i PAPER

'Dark, witty . . . had me racing for the end' JANICE HALLETT

'Funny, and so very, very clever . . . the most fun I've had reading a book in a long time ' M. W. CRAVEN

'Laugh-out-loud funny' WOMAN & HOME

'Wonderful' IAN MOORE
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A hilarious and whip-smart crime novel by the multimillion-copy bestselling author of the Horrible Histories. The perfect mystery for fans of Anthony Horowitz, Richard Osman and Janice Hallett.

Four strangers on a train. An unlikely introduction:

'Actually, I'm a murderer.'

It is 1973 and the lives of four people are thrown into turmoil when sharing a carriage with an unremarkable little man with glasses, on the night train back to Newcastle.

By the end of the following day, one of them will be dead, one will turn blackmailer and another forced to commit a crime. And all of them will be under the astute observation of Aline, the local police officer with her own agenda to fulfil.

When the body count begins to rise, the question is: just how many murderers are out there... and who will be the next victim?
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'A delightful joyride of a book' SIMON BRETT

'A fun page-turner . . . a gripping book and perfect for Knives Out fans' PRESS ASSOCIATION

'Gripping, original and hard to put down' KATE ELLIS

'Witty, wonderfully paced and great fun' MATURE TIMES

'Highly original and deeply engaging' FRANCES BRODY

'A history of Britain in Ten Enemies’

By Terry Deary

Published October 2024 by Penguin Transworld

Paperback published 24 April 2025

'Sunday Times' paperback non-fiction charts No.1 best-seller

A HISTORY OF THE BOOK

Terry Deary is the UK's bestselling Children's & Young Adult Non-Fiction author since records began (Nielsen, September 2024).
The book was an instant Sunday Times bestseller on release, 10 October 2024, selling 40,000 copies in hardback over the Christmas period.
This made it the second bestselling hardback history release of 2024, after Siege by Ben Macintyre.
Waterstones included A History of Britain in Ten Enemies in their Best Books of 2024 at the end of the year.

COMMENTS AND REVIEWS

'Packed with anecdotes, the kind which will delight history buffs and newcomers alike ... a whirlwind of fascinating, globe-traversing history ... a lively, wacky book, fizzing with energy and character ... entertaining and accessible.'

ALICE LOXTON, ‘Daily Telegraph’

‘Finally a book by Terry Deary that I don’t have to sneak into my children’s bedroom at night to steal once they’ve gone to asleep. And who better to tell us about Britain’s enemies than history’s greatest ally. Terry Deary has once again delivered a book ram-packed with mind-blowing facts, hilarious characters, and little-known tales.’

DAN SCHREIBER author of ‘The Theory of Everything Else’

'If you could take just one history book to a desert island, this would be it. It is laugh-out-loud funny, but there is also a love of history and story here that is pure JOY.’

CONN IGGULDEN

'Playful, cheeky, and very clever, this is a book for anyone who ever wished there was a Horrible Histories for grown-ups. A glorious romp through the history of Britain's enemies?’

KATE LISTER

'Told with characteristic wit and verve, this book makes you question everything you thought you knew about some of the most famous events in British history. Not just an eye-opener, but a mind-opener.’

TRACY BORMAN

Ever since Britain existed as a nation, we’ve chosen only the fiercest and most fascinating enemies, and we usually put up a pretty good fight. And luckily, only recently have we started to lose to them on penalties.

STEPHEN CLARKE, author of ‘1000 Years of Annoying the French.’

‘Terry Deary in his inimitable style somehow manages to keep it down to just ten enemies. Hopefully none of them are unfinished business!’

AL MURRAY, author of ‘Arnhem Black Tuesday’ (and special guest drummer on Horrible Histories)

Next in line will be 'Actually I'm a murderer' a murder-mystery will be published 6 June 2025 followed by 'Actually I'm a corpse' in June 2026. These mystery thrillers for adults will be published by Constable and Robinson.

December 2025 will see the production of my new play in a north-east theatre. Based on legends of the region.

Other new titles

'Horrible Histories - Toilets' was published by Scholastic 10 October 2024 ... and has been followed by 'Horrible Histories - Bath' and 'Horrible Histories - Glasgow' in April2025.

'13 Terrifying Tales' was published by Pegasus 28 August 2024.

e-books

I have about 100 children's fiction titles that are now out of print. I have been working to convert some of them into e-books and make them available to a new generation of readers. In June 2013 I relaunched his fabulous "Tudor Chronicles" historical fiction series as Kindle downloads.