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 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. Biography: Robin Stevens was born in California and grew up in an Oxford college, across the road from the house where Alice in Wonderland lived.Series: A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery.Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK.'I absolutely loved it' Susie Day B+W maps, chapter head a/w. 'A skilful blend of golden era crime novel and boarding school romp.

But will they succeed? And can their friendship stand the test? Now Hazel and Daisy not only have a murder to solve: they have to prove one happened in the first place.ĭetermined to get to the bottom of the crime before the killer strikes again Hazel and Daisy must hunt for evidence, spy on their suspects and use all the cunning and intuition they can muster. To add to the mystery, when she and Daisy return five minutes later, the body has disappeared. Then Hazel discovers the Science Mistress, Miss Bell, lying dead in the Gym. (Unless you count the case of Lavinia's missing tie. But they are struggling to find any real crimes to investigate. 'Plotting is what sets this book apart' TelegraphĪt Deepdean School for Girls, Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong have set up their own detective agency. Click here to purchase from Rakuten Kobo The first marvellous murder mystery in the bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series!

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