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Once Upon a Crime

Robin Stevens author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK

Published:5th Aug '21

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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 * The Bookseller *

ISBN: 9780241419830

Dimensions: 197mm x 129mm x 22mm

Weight: 238g

336 pages