Murder Most Unladylike: A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery (A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery, 1)

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A madcap race around 1920s Paris to collect clues and ultimately bring down some truly despicable baddies. 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. But then Hazel discovers the Science Mistress, Miss Bell, lying dead in the Gym. She thinks it must all have been a terrible accident – but when she and Daisy return five minutes later, the body has disappeared. Now the girls know a murder must have taken place . . . and there’s more than one person at Deepdean with a motive. Again, Robin Stevens even says that the first had some issues. CANNOT wait to see what’s in store for Daisy & Hazel next!

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I really enjoyed getting more content about my favourite characters (especially hazel and alexander), and I'm glad that we'll still get to see them (to an extent) in the Ministry of Unladylike activity series (pls tell me who I have to threaten to get on the arc mailing list whenever they come out) :) Another would be that I don't care particularly for May Wong. Not a big fan of her personality. Let's see how Ministry plays out. (Also not a big fan of Weston School, and not particularly interested in the boys' mysteries.) 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.With wild storms preventing anyone from leaving, or the police from arriving, Fallingford suddenly feels like a very dangerous place to be. A delight . . . The Agatha Christie-style clues are unravelled with sustained tension and the whole thing is a hoot from start to finish' Daily Mail 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. As a character of colour, Hazel has had to deal with the casual racism and micro-aggressions of her classmates as well as an interesting internalised anglophilia. Similarly, given the historical context of the novel, it’s no surprise that gender roles are foremost when portraying the girls. There are burdens put on the girls that relate to their gender, to the sort of good behaviour that is expected of them (actually part of the murder investigation in more ways than anticipated) and to how intelligent and smart they are allowed to be. This latter point is actually, a strong focus of Daisy and Hazel’s characterisation, both girls having had to play down their smarts; their “secret” detective agency therefore functions as an outlet for their intelligence.

Book Review: Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens Book Review: Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens

Schoolgirl detectives Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are at Daisy's home, Fallingford, for the holidays.

I (40) got this for my daughter (8) but stole it and adored it so much that it is now MY book for good... she'll have to get her own copy! (Plus, I think she is more of a Rose than a Hazel and therefore might prefer something a little less murdery and a little more ladylike really).