Editions

Murder Most Unladylike

  • Imprint: Puffin

  • ISBN: 9780241397374

  • Length: 368  Pages

  • Dimensions: 223mm x 34mm x 160mm

  • Weight: 580g

  • RRP: £12.99

Murder Most Unladylike

  • Special Signed Hardback Edition

*A signed anniversary edition of the first award-winning mystery, with an exclusive, brand-new chapter!*

Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong have started their own detective agency at Deepdean School for Girls, but they're struggling to find any real mysteries to solve (Lavinia's missing tie doesn't count).

All that is about to change when Hazel discovers the Science Mistress lying dead in the Gym. And the mystery only deepens when the body disappears before the girls can alert anyone.

Can the detective duo not only solve the murder, but prove that there was a murder in the first place - before the police get there first?

The first thrilling story in the bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series.

'Ripping good fun' - The Times

  • Imprint: Puffin

  • ISBN: 9780241397374

  • Length: 368  Pages

  • Dimensions: 223mm x 34mm x 160mm

  • Weight: 580g

  • RRP: £12.99

Reviews

  • Ripping good fun

    The Times

  • A skilful blend of golden era crime novel and boarding school romp . . . Top class

    Financial Times

  • Friendship, boarding school and a murder worthy of Agatha Christie

    The Bookseller

  • Plotting is what sets this book apart

    Telegraph

  • An addictive debut, full of wit, panache and iced-bun breaks

    Metro

  • Enormous fun

    Irish Times

  • Irresistible . . . The plot twists and turns like nobody's business

    The Bookbag

  • Part murder mystery, part diary, and a pitch-perfect snapshot of adolescent friendship

    Publishers Weekly

  • I envy any young reader discovering this enchanting new series and writer . . . A real treat

    Amanda Craig

  • I absolutely loved it

    Susie Day

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About the Author

Robin Stevens

Robin 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 her books are both award-winning and bestselling. She lives in Oxford.

Robin Stevens

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Inspiration

Robin Stevens: 'It matters desperately to me that Daisy is queer'

Avid Murder Most Unladylike fans will already know that in Death in the Spotlight Detective Daisy Wells has her first crush – and it’s on a girl. Here, Robin reveals what it meant to her to write a gay character, while Pride in Publishing’s Charlie Morris, LGBTQ+ activist, describes what this moment means for queer readers everywhere.
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Games & activities

Dress up as a detective from Murder Most Unladylike

Have you always dreamed of being a real-life super sleuth? Then why not try this fun DIY costume and dress up as detectives Daisy or Hazel from Murder Most Unladylike, the crime-busting detective duo.
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Games & activities

Bake some fun squashed fly biscuits

Murder Most Unladylike fans will love getting the party started with a delicious batch of squashed fly biscuits, Daisy and Hazel’s favourites! Serve with ghostly milk for a spooktacular midnight feast.

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