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Jolly Foul Play

Robin Stevens was born in California and grew up in an Oxford college, across the road from the house where Alice in Wonderland lived. She has been making up stories all her life. 
 
When she was twelve, her father handed her a copy of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and she realised that she wanted to be either Hercule Poirot or Agatha Christie when she grew up. She spent her teenage years at Cheltenham Ladies' College, reading a lot of murder mysteries and hoping that she'd get the chance to do some detecting herself (she didn't). She went to university, where she studied crime fiction, and then she worked at a children's publisher. 
 
Robin is now a full-time author and the creator of the internationally award-winning and bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series, starring Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong, and the brand-new Ministry of Unladylike Activity. She still hopes she might get the chance to do some detecting of her own one day. She lives in England.

Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong have returned to Deepdean for a new school term, but nothing is the same. There's a new Head Girl, Elizabeth Hurst, and a team of Prefects - and these bullying Big Girls are certainly not good eggs. 
 
Then, after the fireworks display on Bonfire Night, Elizabeth is found - murdered. 
 
Many girls at Deepdean had reason to hate Elizabeth, but who might have committed such foul play? Could the murder be linked to the secrets and scandals, scribbled on scraps of paper, that are suddenly appearing around the school? And with their own friendship falling to pieces, how will Daisy and Hazel solve this mystery?

The Ministry of Unladylike Activity 3: A Stocking Full of Spies

'Robin Stevens is Agatha Christie for children' - Katherine Rundell 
 
‘It’s hard to know where to start. There’s so much to say – about the murders, and the codes, and the spy, that I’m getting tangled up in the story already...' 
 
It's December 1941, and almost Christmas, when a bomb falls on Deepdean School for Girls. May and Nuala are whisked away from the chaos and sent to stay with May's big sister, Hazel Wong, who is working at Bletchley Park. 
 
Within seconds, they're thrown straight into their most dangerous case yet. A codebreaker has been shot in what appears to be a tragic accident - until a suspicious and top-secret message is discovered in his pocket. Was he a spy, working for the other side? Was the message planted on him? Most importantly - was this murder? 
 
Worst of all, Daisy's big brother, Bertie Wells, is being blamed. It’s up to May, Nuala and their friend Eric to prove Bertie's innocence and solve the mystery. But Bletchley is a strange and secretive place, full of Britain's most ingenious minds. They'll need to watch, listen, and puzzle out the incredible, unthinkable truth… 
 
The thrilling brand-new mystery from the million-copy-bestselling author of Murder Most Unladylike. 
 
Praise for Robin Stevens: 
 
'Absolutely thrilling' Louie Stowell 
 
'Superb' Observer 
 
'Funny, clever and warm . . . Such a delight' Louise O'Neill 
 
'Jolly gripping stuff' The Times 
 
'Spirited and fun . . . A must for young murder mystery fans' Bookseller 
 
'Triumphant . . . Deserves to be read for years to come' Guardian

'Robin Stevens is Agatha Christie for children' - Katherine Rundell 
 
‘It’s hard to know where to start. There’s so much to say – about the murders, and the codes, and the spy, that I’m getting tangled up in the story already...' 
 
It's December 1941, and almost Christmas, when a bomb falls on Deepdean School for Girls. May and Nuala are whisked away from the chaos and sent to stay with May's big sister, Hazel Wong, who is working at Bletchley Park. 
 
Within seconds, they're thrown straight into their most dangerous and difficult case yet. A codebreaker has been shot in what first appears to be a tragic accident - until a suspicious and top-secret message is discovered in his pocket. Was he a spy, working for the other side? Was the message planted on him? Most importantly - was this murder? 
 
Worst of all, Daisy's big brother, Bertie Wells, is being blamed. It’s up to May, Nuala and their friend Eric to prove Bertie's innocence and solve the mystery. But Bletchley is a strange and secretive place, full of Britain's most ingenious minds. They'll need to watch, listen, and puzzle out the incredible, unthinkable truth…

First Class Murder

Arsenic For Tea

The second thrilling mystery in the bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series. Now with a brand-new introduction by the author, and a gorgeous, collectible new package with silver foil detail and sprayed edges. 
 
'Robin Stevens is Agatha Christie for children' - Katherine Rundell 
 
‘This is that rare thing: a series that gets better with every book’ - Telegraph 
 
Schoolgirl detectives Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are at Daisy's home, Fallingford, for the holidays. Daisy's glamorous mother is throwing a tea party for Daisy's birthday, and the whole family is invited, from eccentric Aunt Saskia to dashing Uncle Felix. 
 
Then one of their party falls seriously, mysteriously ill - and everything points to poison. 
 
With wild storms preventing anyone from leaving, or the police from arriving, Fallingford suddenly feels like a very dangerous place to be. The Detective Society have a new case to crack... 
 
Discover the beloved murder mystery phenomenon that has sold over a million copies. 
 
'Thrilling' Guardian

The second book in Robin Stevens' fabulous Wells and Wong schoolgirl detective series - think St Trinians mixed with Miss Marple. These are thrilling books for tween detectives who adore solving dastardly murders, jolly hockey sticks and iced buns for tea

A feelgood blend of Malory Towers and Cluedo . . . Stevens has upped her game in this new volume

A delight . . . The Agatha Christie-style clues are unravelled with sustained tension and the whole thing is a hoot from start to finish

Arsenic for Tea is a joy. A multi-layered sandwich cake of joy . . . Stylish, charming, witty and delightful . . . Worth cancelling everything for

Even better than its predecessor . . . Brilliant

These Agatha-Christie-indebted tales involve detective duo Daisy Wells and her sidekick Hazel Wong, wealthy schoolgirls from England and Hong Kong. In the first book, they investigated a murder at their boarding school. This time, Daisy's family's stately home - a hotbed of jealousy and greed - provides a rich cast of suspects when it's not just the cake candles that are snuffed out at a birthday tea party. Emotional conflict, logical deduction and the period setting make for an entertaining, nostalgic brainteaser

As irresistible and entertaining as the first. Just the thing to devour with a pot of tea and a plate of scones

Schoolgirl detectives Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are at Daisy's home, Fallingford, for the holidays. 
 
Daisy's glamorous mother is throwing a tea party for Daisy's birthday, and the whole family is invited, from eccentric Aunt Saskia to dashing Uncle Felix. 
 
But it soon becomes clear that this party isn't really about Daisy at all. Naturally, Daisy is furious. 
 
Then one of their party falls seriously, mysteriously ill - and everything points to poison. 
 
With wild storms preventing anyone from leaving, or the police from arriving, Fallingford suddenly feels like a very dangerous place to be. 
 
Not a single person present is what they seem - and everyone is hiding a secret. 
 
So when someone very close to Daisy looks awfully suspicious, the Detective Society must do everything they can to reveal the truth . . . no matter the consequences.

The Detective Society Presents: The Most Unladylike Puzzle Book

Could you be a detective? Do you love puzzles and mysteries? Do you see patterns where no one else does? 
 
In this book you can really put your problem-solving to the test as you work alongside characters from bestselling series, Murder Most Unladylike and The Ministry of Unladylike Activity. 
 
From codebreaking with Hazel, to logic and reasoning with Daisy, and problem-solving with Beanie and Kitty, test your sleuthing skills with pages of playful puzzles and riveting riddles, before using what you’ve learned to crack a brand-new case! 
 
From the imagination of award-winning author Robin Stevens, The Most Unladylike Puzzle Book features a fabulous flip-book design and over 100 puzzles to solve, making it the perfect activity book for keen detectives age 9+.

Could you be a detective? Do you love puzzles and mysteries? Do you see patterns where no one else does? 
 
In this book you can really put your problem-solving to the test as you work alongside characters from bestselling series, Murder Most Unladylike and The Ministry of Unladylike Activity. 
 
From codebreaking with Hazel, to logic and reasoning with Daisy, and problem-solving with Beanie and Kitty, test your sleuthing skills with pages of playful puzzles and riveting riddles, before using what you’ve learned to crack a brand-new case!

Murder Most Unladylike

The first thrilling mystery in the number-one bestselling, award-winning series. Now with a brand-new introduction by the author, and a gorgeous, collectible new package with gold foil detail and sprayed edges. 
 
'Perfect' The Times 
 
'Robin Stevens is Agatha Christie for children' Katherine Rundell 
 
At Deepdean School for Girls, best friends Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong have set up their own detective society. But they are struggling to find any real crimes to investigate. (Unless you count the case of Lavinia's missing tie. Which they don't.) 
 
Then Hazel discovers the Science Mistress, Miss Bell, lying dead in the Gym. To add to the mystery, when she and Daisy return five minutes later, the body has disappeared. Now Hazel and Daisy not only have a murder to solve: they have to prove one happened in the first place... 
 
Discover the beloved murder mystery phenomenon that has sold over a million copies. 
 
'Plotting is what sets this book apart' Telegraph 
 
'Enormous fun' Irish Times 
 
'A skilful blend of golden era crime novel and boarding school romp . . . Top class' Financial Times

Angela Brazil meets Agatha Christie all mixed up with some Sherlockian tips and winks that made me snuggle down and read with a contented smile. It is a jacket potato on a winter's day book; warm, satisfying, filling . . . This is such a glorious book and it is one which has reinterpreted the school story for the contemporary reader and opened it up with a swift moving and accessible plot line. In Star Trek terms, it is the next generation as compared to the original series. It is very, very gorgeous. Daisy is glorious. Hazel is awesome. I want more, please. It's as simple as that

Irresistible . . . It feels both delightfully old-fashioned and current - a difficult balance to pull off, but it's been done with style here. Imagine Agatha Christie visiting Malory Towers and add in some modern sensibilities and you are about there. The plot twists and turns like nobody's business and I didn't guess the real culprit for a very long time, but the real draw is the relationship between the two main characters. Daisy and Hazel are like chalk and cheese but they are perfect foils for one another and together, they make a brilliant detective duo

I absolutely loved it - it's charming and witty and there's so much in terms of in-jokes and she really grabs hold of all the traditions of this type of story and runs with them. You've got bunbreak, squashed fly biscuits and dormitories . . . but at the same time as this thrilling murder mystery

A skilful blend of golden era crime novel and boarding school romp . . . The novel works both as an affectionate satire and an effective murder mystery, and Stevens can go places Enid Blyton never dreamt of . . . Top class

Friendship, boarding school and a murder worthy of Agatha Christie

Plotting is what sets this book apart; this is about who was where at the time of the murder, and it's about finding the chink in the alibi

An addictive debut, full of wit, panache and iced-bun breaks

Part murder mystery, part diary, and a pitch-perfect snapshot of adolescent friendship . . . A sharp-witted debut for Stevens, one that will leave readers eagerly awaiting subsequent instalments

When Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong set up their very own secret detective agency at Deepdean School for Girls, they struggle to find any truly exciting mysteries to investigate. (Unless you count the case of Lavinia's missing tie. Which they don't.) 
 
Then Hazel discovers the Science Mistress, Miss Bell, lying dead in the Gym. She assumes it was a terrible accident - but when she and Daisy return five minutes later, the body has disappeared. Now Hazel and Daisy not only have a murder to solve: they have to prove one happened in the first place.

The Ministry of Unladylike Activity 2: The Body in the Blitz

The second thrilling and unputdownable mystery starring a new generation of the Detective Society, from the million-copy-bestselling author of Murder Most Unladylike: Robin Stevens. 
 
March 1941. Britain is at war, and a secret agency called the Ministry of Unladylike Activity is training up children as spies - because grown-ups always underestimate them. Enter May, Eric and Nuala: courageous, smart, and the Ministry's newest recruits. 
 
May's big sister Hazel has arranged for them to stay on a quiet street close to the Ministry, home to an unlikely collection of people thrown together by the war. And it is in the basement of the bombed-out house at the end of that street that they discover something mysterious. Something that was not there when the Blitz wreckage was first combed through. Something that has been placed there recently. A body... 
 
Could this be the missing Ministry spy that Daisy Wells is on a dangerous mission in France to find? Or could it be someone else - someone a resident of the street wanted silenced . . . ?

The Ministry of Unladylike Activity

As funny, clever, and warm as we've come to expect from Robin Stevens, The Ministry of Unladylike Activity is such a delight

Robin Stevens is Agatha Christie for children: her books have all the rich satisfactions, all the twists and pleasures and the enormous delights of instant mystery classics. I am always hungry for the next one

Katherine Rundell on the Murder Most Unladylike series

Emotionally involving, enjoyably logical and engaging . . . The sense of place, time and voice are carefully created, and whether you solve the mystery before May, Eric and Nuala or not, you will make the 400-page journey - despite deaths on the way - with a spring in your step

A new crew of resourceful children takes the helm . . . Meticulous, lightly worn research and sharp character observation

The author of the bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series is returning to what she does best, which is creating a fictional world full of child detectives, period details, sumptuous settings and, yes, murder . . . Spirited and fun, this is a must for young murder mystery fans

Expect excitement, intrigue, friendship and a puzzling mystery

Much superb Agatha Christie-style whodunnitry

This is an exciting book full of suspense . . . I give it 10/10!

A fiendishly plotted, astutely observed novel that's equally perfect for avid Stevens fans and new readers. Absolutely thrilling!

The start of a thrilling new World War Two mystery series from the number-one-bestselling and multi-award-winning author of Murder Most Unladylike. 
 
1940. The world is at war, and a secret arm of the British government called the Ministry of Unladylike Activity is training up spies. 
 
Enter May Wong: courageous, stubborn, and desperate to help end the war so that she can go home to Hong Kong (and leave her annoying school, Deepdean, behind forever). May knows that she would make the perfect spy. After all, grown-ups always underestimate children like her. 
 
When May and her friend Eric are turned away by the Ministry, they take matters into their own hands. Masquerading as evacuees, they travel to Elysium Hall, home to the wealthy Verey family - including snobby, dramatic Nuala. They suspect that one of the Vereys is passing information to Germany. If they can prove it, the Ministry will have to take them on. 
 
But there are more secrets at Elysium Hall than May or Eric could ever have imagined. 
 
And then, someone is murdered...

A Murder Most Unladylike Bundle: Books 1, 2 and 3

Brought to you by Puffin. 
 
When Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong set up their very own secret detective agency at Deepdean School for Girls, they struggle to find any truly exciting mysteries. 
 
Little do they know that in the months that follow, mystery - and murder - will never be far away, and when Hazel discovers the Science Mistress, Miss Bell, lying dead in the Gym, the Detective Society is determined to get to the bottom of the crime. Then, soon afterwards, there's the incident at Daisy's family home, Fallingford, where a guest falls mysteriously, fatally ill. And when the summer hols come round, there's a thrilling ride on the famous Orient Express - and the girls' first locked-room murder case. 
 
Discover the first three books in this amazing series: 
 
Murder Most Unladylike 
Arsenic for Tea 
First Class Murder 
 
and follow Daisy and Hazel's fantastic adventures. 
 
© Robin Stevens 2014, 2015, 2016 (P) Penguin Audio 2016

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Brought to you by Puffin. 
 
Daisy and Hazel are back at Deepdean for a new term, and murder is still never far away when Head Girl, Elizabeth Hurst, is found dead on Bonfire Night. As Christmas approaches, the pair are off to Cambridge for the holidays, but there's danger lurking in the dark stairwells of ancient Maudlin College. And when summer comes around and they visit Hazel's family in Hong Kong, they become mixed up in a truly terrible crime that sees Hazel's half brother kidnapped and the family maid murdered. 
 
Discover the next three books in this amazing series: 
 
Jolly Foul Play 
Mistletoe and Murder 
A Spoonful of Murder 
 
and follow Daisy and Hazel's fantastic adventures. 
 
© Robin Stevens 2015, 2016(P) Penguin Audio 2015, 2016

A Murder Most Unladylike Bundle: Books 7, 8 and 9

Brought to you by Puffin. 
 
Fresh from their adventure in Hong Kong, Daisy and Hazel face an entirely new challenge at the Rue Theatre. But there there's trouble afoot, and when a body is found, the pair must take centre stage to solve the crime. Then they are back to Deepdean for the school's 50th anniversary, where a shocking incident threatens Deepdean's future. Finally, the Christmas holidays see them in Egypt, taking a cruise along the Nile. They are looking forward to seeing the ancient temples and monuments but then the body of a fellow traveller is found stabbed to death in her bunk... 
 
Discover the next three books in this amazing series: 
 
Death in the Spotlight 
Top Marks for Murder 
Death Sets Sail 
 
and follow Daisy and Hazel's fantastic adventures. 
 
© Robin Stevens 2018, 2019, 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2018, 2019, 2020

Murder Most Unladylike Ebook Bundle

Discover the million-copy-bestselling and multi-award winning series with this ten-book-collection. 
 
Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are pupils at Deepdean School for Girls, best friends - and detectives. Or, at least, they would be, if they could find any interesting cases to solve. Then the body of their teacher, Miss Bell, is discovered in the school gym, and the girls must put their detective skills to the test at last . . . 
 
From a murder mystery in a London theatre to a mysterious death on the Orient Express, a dastardly kidnapping in Hong Kong to their most perilous case on the River Nile, Daisy and Hazel can crack any case. 
 
Includes: 
Murder Most Unladylike 
Arsenic For Tea 
First Class Murder 
Jolly Foul Play 
Mistletoe and Murder 
Death in the Spotlight 
A Spoonful of Murder 
Top Marks For Murder 
Death Sets Sail 
Cream Buns and Crime

Once Upon a Crime

A thrilling new short story collection in the number-one bestselling, award-winning Murder Most Unladylike series. 
 
 Featuring six marvellous mini-mysteries, including four original, brand-new and never-seen-before stories: 
 
The Case of the Second Scream: set aboard the ship carrying Daisy and Hazel back from Hong Kong 
 
The Case of the Uninvited Guest: Uncle Felix and Aunt Lucy's wedding is the target for an unlikely threat 
 
The Hound of Weston School: the Junior Pinkertons investigate a mysterious arrival 
 
The Case of the Deadly Flat: introducing Hazel's little sister May, who's determined to be the greatest spy ever 
 
The Case of the Missing Treasure: the detectives crack fiendish codes to catch a daring thief who is targeting London's famous museums 
 
The Case of the Drowned Pearl: murder follows the Detective Society wherever they go, even on holiday... 
 
 The perfect book for all Detective Society fans and avid readers of the Murder Most Unladylike series. 
 
Praise for Murder Most Unladylike 
'Ripping good fun' The Times 
'Plotting is what sets this book apart' Telegraph 
'Enormous fun' Irish Times 
 'A skilful blend of golden era crime novel and boarding school romp . . . Top class' Financial Times 
 'I absolutely loved it' Susie Day

Few series can maintain the thrills and pace over nine books, but Stevens has done so with aplomb . . . Fiendishly clever plotting, a gorgeous Egyptian backdrop, a startling denouement and romance for both our heroines. A triumphant finale for a much-loved series

Featuring six marvellous mini-mysteries, including four original, brand-new and never-seen-before stories! 
 
Discover The Case of the Second Scream, set aboard the ship carrying Daisy and Hazel back from Hong Kong, and The Case of the Uninvited Guest, where Uncle Felix and Aunt Lucy's wedding is the target for an unlikely threat. The Hound of Weston School sees the Junior Pinkertons investigating, and Hazel's little sister May Wong shows her ambition to be the greatest spy ever in The Case of the Deadly Flat. The Case of the Missing Treasure sees the detectives crack fiendish codes to catch a daring thief who is targeting London's most famous museums, while murder follows our sleuths on holiday in The Case of the Drowned Pearl. 
 
The perfect book for all Detective Society fans and avid readers of the Murder Most Unladylike series.

Death Sets Sail

*The number one bestseller!* 
 
The ninth and final novel in the bestselling, award-winning Murder Most Unladylike series. 
 
Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are in Egypt, taking a cruise along the Nile. They are hoping to see some ancient temples and a mummy or two; what they get, instead, is murder. 
 
Also travelling on the SS Hatshepsut is a mysterious society called the Breath of Life: a group of genteel English ladies and gentlemen, who believe themselves to be reincarnations of the ancient pharaohs. Three days into the cruise their leader is found dead in her cabin, stabbed during the night. 
 
It soon becomes clear to Daisy and Hazel that the victim's timid daughter is being framed - and they begin to investigate their most difficult case yet. 
 
But there is danger all around, and only one of the Detective Society will make it home alive...

A triumphant conclusion to a satisfying, wide-ranging series that deserves to be read for years to come

Robin Stevens's hugely successful Murder Most Unladylike detective series, which has a passionate following for its period flavour, ingenuity and belief in kindness and tolerance, comes to an end . . . Inspired by Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile and set in the 1930s, the story unfolds neatly and is satisfyingly twisty

A clever murder mystery that sucks the reader in and pays homage to queen of crime, Agatha Christie. This is a fantastic read that should please fans

Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are in Egypt, where they are taking a cruise along the Nile. They are hoping to see some ancient temples and a mummy or two; what they get, instead, is murder. 
 
 Also travelling on the SS Hatshepsut is a mysterious society called the Breath of Life: a group of genteel English ladies and gentlemen, who believe themselves to be reincarnations of the ancient pharaohs. Three days into the cruise their leader, Theodora Miller, is found dead in her cabin, stabbed during the night. It soon becomes clear to Daisy and Hazel that Theodora's timid daughter Hephzibah, who is prone to sleepwalking, is being framed. And within the society, everyone has a reason to want Theodora dead... 
 
 Daisy and Hazel leap into action and begin to investigate their most difficult case yet. But there is danger all around, and only one of the Detective Society will make it home alive...

Top Marks For Murder

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER 
 
'This is that rare thing - a series that gets better with each book' Telegraph 
 
The eighth brilliant mystery from the bestselling and award-winning Murder Most Unladylike series. 
 
 Daisy and Hazel are finally back at Deepdean, and the school is preparing for a most exciting event: the fiftieth Anniversary. 
 
 Plans for a weekend of celebrations are in full swing. But all is not well, for in the detectives' long absence, Deepdean has changed. Daisy has lost her crown to a fascinating new girl - and many of the Detective Society's old allies are now their sworn enemies. 
 
 Then the girls witness a shocking incident in the woods close by - a crime that they're sure is linked to the Anniversary. As parents descend upon Deepdean, decades-old grudges, rivalries and secrets begin to surface, and soon Deepdean's future is at stake. 
 
 Can the girls solve the case - and save their home? 
 
'Riotously retro' Financial Times

Daisy and Hazel are finally back at Deepdean, and the school is preparing for a most exciting event: the fiftieth Anniversary. Plans are in full swing. But all is not well, for in the detectives' long absence, Deepdean has changed. Daisy has lost her crown to a fascinating new girl - and many of the Detective Society's old allies are now their sworn enemies. 
 
Then the girls witness a shocking incident in the woods close by - a crime they're sure is linked to the Anniversary. As parents descend upon Deepdean, decades-old grudges, rivalries and secrets begin to surface, and soon Deepdean's future is at stake. Can the girls solve the case - and save their home?

The Case of the Missing Treasure

I, the Honourable Daisy Wells, have decided to give an account of another mystery the Detective Society has faced in recent weeks. It was very exciting, and very heroic, and I was very brilliant and brave . . . 
 
A daring thief has been robbing London's most famous museums. When Daisy's birthday treasure hunt leads them right into the path of the culprit, Daisy and Hazel realise where they'll strike next - the Ancient Egyptian mummy room at the British Museum! 
 
With help from their friends (and rivals), the Junior Pinkertons, the girls must crack codes, unravel clues and race against time to solve the mystery.

'I, the Honourable Daisy Wells, have decided to give an account of another mystery the Detective Society has faced in recent weeks. It was very exciting, and very heroic, and I was very brilliant and brave...' 
 
A daring thief has been robbing London's famous museums. When a treasure hunt leads them into the path of the culprit, Daisy and Hazel realise where they'll strike next - the British Museum! With help from their friends (and rivals) the Junior Pinkertons, the girls must crack codes, unravel clues and race against time to solve the mystery.

The Guggenheim Mystery

My name is Ted Spark. Three months ago, I solved the mystery of how my cousin Salim disappeared from a pod on the London Eye. This is the story of my second mystery. 
 
This summer, I went on holiday to New York, to visit Aunt Gloria and Salim. While I was there, a painting was stolen from the Guggenheim Museum, where Aunt Gloria works. Then Aunt Gloria was blamed for the theft, and I realised just how important it was to find the painting, and discover who really had taken it.

Both a tremendous art-theft whodunit and a loving tribute

Robin Stevens (Author) Robin Stevens was born in California and grew up in an Oxford college, across the road from the house where Alice in Wonderland lived. She has been making up stories all her life. 
 
When she was twelve, her father handed her a copy of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and she realised that she wanted to be either Hercule Poirot or Agatha Christie when she grew up. She spent her teenage years at Cheltenham Ladies' College, reading a lot of murder mysteries and hoping that she'd get the chance to do some detecting herself (she didn't). She went to university, where she studied crime fiction, and then she worked at a children's publisher. 
 
Robin is now a full-time author and the creator of the internationally award-winning and bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series, starring Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong, and the brand-new Ministry of Unladylike Activity. She still hopes she might get the chance to do some detecting of her own one day. She lives in England. Siobhan Dowd (Author) Siobhan Dowd lived in Oxford with her husband, Geoff, before tragically dying from cancer in August 2007, aged 47. She was both an extraordinary writer and an extraordinary person. 
 
 Siobhan's first novel, A Swift Pure Cry, won the Branford Boase Award and the Eilis Dillon Award and was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and Booktrust Teenage Prize. Her second novel, The London Eye Mystery, won the 2007 NASEN &amp; TES Special Educational Needs Children's Book Award. In March 2008, the book was shortlisted for the prestigious Children's Books Ireland Bisto Awards. Siobhan's third novel, Bog Child, was the first book to be posthumously awarded the Carnegie Medal in 2008. 
 
 The award-winning novel A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness was based on an idea of Siobhan's. Her novella, The Ransom of Dond, was published in 2013, illustrated throughout by Pam Smy.

A Spoonful of Murder

Shortlisted in the Children's Category in the National Book Awards 2018! 
 
It's the sixth murder mystery for The Detective Society! This time, though, one of them is the suspect... 
 
'Carries the Murder Most Unladylike mysteries into new heights . . . meticulously plotted and consistently delightful, and I can't recommend it enough' New Statesman 
 
'Superb' Telegraph 
 
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When Hazel Wong's beloved grandfather passes away, Daisy Wells is all too happy to accompany her friend (and Detective Society Vice-President) to Hazel's family estate in beautiful, bustling Hong Kong. 
 
But when they arrive they discover something they didn't expect: there's a new member of the Wong family. 
 
Daisy and Hazel think baby Teddy is enough to deal with, but as always the girls are never far from a mystery. 
 
Tragedy strikes very close to home, and this time Hazel isn't just the detective. She's been framed for murder. 
 
The girls must work together like never before, confronting dangerous gangs, mysterious suspects and sinister private detectives to solve the murder and clear Hazel's name - before it's too late . . .

In this sixth instalment of the spellbinding Murder Most Unladylike series, the usual jolly-hockey-sticks tone has matured into something richer . . . Gloriously scenic

Carries the Murder Most Unladylike mysteries into new heights . . . meticulously plotted and consistently delightful, and I can't recommend it enough

Stevens' combination of meticulous research, character development and a knotty plot is guaranteed to please

Stevens' writing and plotting is sharper than ever

When Hazel Wong's beloved grandfather passes away, Daisy Wells is all too happy to accompany her friend (and Detective Society Vice President) to Hazel's family estate in beautiful, bustling Hong Kong. 
 
But when they arrive they discover something they didn't expect: there's a new member of the Wong family. Daisy and Hazel think baby Teddy is enough to deal with, but as always the girls are never far from a mystery. Tragedy strikes very close to home, and this time Hazel isn't just the detective. She's been framed for murder! 
 
The girls must work together like never before, confronting dangerous gangs, mysterious suspects and sinister private detectives to solve the murder and clear Hazel's name - before it's too late . . .

Tips, Tricks and Tales from the Detective Society

Cream Buns and Crime

A collection of short stories for budding Detective Society members. 
Daisy and Hazel invite you to discover their untold stories . . . 
 
Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are famous for the murder cases they have solved - but there are many other mysteries in the pages of Hazel's casebook. 
 
 From the macabre Case of the Deepdean Vampire, to the baffling Case of the Blue Violet, and their very first case of all: the Case of Lavinia's Missing Tie. 
 
Just like Daisy and Hazel's cases, there's more to this book than meets the eye, including: 
 
Brilliant mini-mysteries, including two brand-new and never seen before stories 
 
Daisy and Hazel's own tips, tricks and facts 
 
This is the perfect book for Agatha Christies In Waiting and fans of the award-winning, bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series.

Marvellously mysterious . . . Perfect for mystery super-fans

Readers will enjoy learning more about spies, codebreaking, and famous unsolved cases and trying the recipes for food mentioned in earlier books. Altogether, this is jolly good fun.

Daisy and Hazel invite you to discover their untold stories . . . 
 
Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are famous for solving murder mysteries. But there are many other intrigues in the pages of Hazel's casebook, from the macabre Case of the Deepdean Vampire, to the baffling Case of the Blue Violet, and their very first whodunit: the Case of Lavinia's Missing Tie. 
 
Packed with brilliant mini-mysteries, including stories about rival detectives the Junior Pinkertons and dorm-mates Beanie and Kitty, and peppered with puzzles, facts, and tips on detecting, this is the perfect book for fans of the award-winning, bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series.

Mistletoe and Murder

The fabulously festive fifth Murder Most Unladylike mystery. 
 
It's Christmas, and the snow is falling in Cambridge, where the detective duo Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are spending the festive period. 
 
But Hazel's hopes of relaxing amongst the beautiful spires, cosy libraries and inviting tea-rooms are dashed by the danger lurking in the dark stairwells of Maudlin College. 
 
Two days before Christmas, there is a terrible accident. 
 
At least, it appears to be an accident - until the Detective Society look a little closer, and realise a murder has taken place. 
 
Faced with several irritating grown-ups and fierce competition from a rival agency, they must use all their cunning and courage to find the killer (in time for Christmas Day, of course). 
 
'A superb puzzle . . . Splendidly seasonal' Metro 
 
'Fabulous' The Times

A superb puzzle . . . Splendidly seasonal

Nancy Drew meets the Chalet School in this clever crime novel set in the 1930s. Robin Stevens' period detail, strong characters and meticulous plotting come together in a satisfying story

Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are spending the Christmas hols in snowy Cambridge. Hazel has high hopes of its beautiful libraries and inviting tea-rooms - but there is danger lurking in the dark stairwells of ancient Maudlin College. 
 
Two days before Christmas, a brutal accident takes place - but the Detective Society suspect murder. Faced with fierce competition from a rival agency, they must use all their cunning and courage to find the killer (in time for Christmas Day, of course). 
 
The fabulously festive fifth mystery from the bestselling, award-winning author of Murder Most Unladylike.

Robin Stevens

Someone will take their final bow . . . 
 
 Fresh from their adventure in Hong Kong, Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells are off to the Rue Theatre in London to face an entirely new challenge: acting. 
 
 But danger has a nasty habit of catching up with the Detective Society, and it soon becomes clear that there is trouble afoot at the Rue. Jealousy, threats and horrible pranks quickly spiral out of control - and then a body is found. Now Hazel and Daisy must take centre stage and solve the crime . . . before the murderer strikes again.

Robin Stevens

Books by Robin Stevens

Series by Robin Stevens

A Murder Most Unladylike Collection4 Books

A Murder Most Unladylike Mini Mystery3 Books

A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery10 Books

The Ministry of Unladylike Activity3 Books

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