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Murder Most Unladylike: A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery: 1

Murder Most Unladylike: A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery: 1

by RobinStevens (Author)

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    Paperback 2014

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Synopsis

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. Determined to get to the bottom of the crime before the killer strikes again (and before the police can get there first, naturally), Hazel and Daisy must hunt for evidence, spy on their suspects and use all the cunning and intuition they can muster. But will they succeed? And can their friendship stand the test?

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 352
 Publisher: Corgi Childrens
Published: 05 Jun 2014
ISBN 10: 0552570729
ISBN 13: 9780552570725
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
 Book Overview: The first gripping, Agatha Christie-style mystery starring a brilliant new double act: feisty, funny schoolgirl detectives, Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong.
 Prizes: Winner of Oxfordshire Book Award: Best Book Primary School Category 2015. Shortlisted for Waterstones Children's Book Prize: Fiction 5 - 12 Category 2015 and Teach Primary New Children's Fiction Awards: KS2 2015.

Media Reviews
Ripping good fun The Times 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 Financial Times Friendship, boarding school and a murder worthy of Agatha Christie The Bookseller 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 Telegraph An addictive debut, full of wit, panache and iced-bun breaks Metro
Author Bio
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. When it occurred to her that she was never going to be able to grow her own spectacular walrus moustache, she decided that Agatha Christie was the more achievable option. 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 worked in children's publishing. She is now a full-time writer. Robin now lives in London with her pet bearded dragon, Watson.