Once Upon a Crime
A Murder Most Unladylike Collection
Published on 5. August 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-241-41983-0 (ISBN)
Description
A fantastic short story collection in the number-one bestselling, award-winning Murder Most Unladylike series.
Featuring six marvellous mini-mysteries:
The Case of the Second Scream: set aboard the ship 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 . . .
With tips, tricks and facts for the aspiring detective, this is the perfect book for Detective Society fans and a must-have part of the beloved murder mystery phenomenon that has sold over a million copies.
Praise for the Murder Most Unladylike series:
'Thrilling' Guardian
'Perfect' The Times
'Enormous fun' Irish Times
'A skilful blend of golden era crime novel and boarding school romp . . . Top class' Financial Times
'I can't recommend it enough' New Statesman
Featuring six marvellous mini-mysteries:
The Case of the Second Scream: set aboard the ship 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 . . .
With tips, tricks and facts for the aspiring detective, this is the perfect book for Detective Society fans and a must-have part of the beloved murder mystery phenomenon that has sold over a million copies.
Praise for the Murder Most Unladylike series:
'Thrilling' Guardian
'Perfect' The Times
'Enormous fun' Irish Times
'A skilful blend of golden era crime novel and boarding school romp . . . Top class' Financial Times
'I can't recommend it enough' New Statesman
Reviews / Votes
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 * The Bookseller *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 8 to 14 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
236 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-41983-0 (9780241419830)
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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.
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.