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

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Deepdean School for Girls, 1934. When Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong set up their very own deadly secret detective agency, they struggle to find any truly exciting mysteries to investigate. (Unless you count the case of Lavinia’s missing tie. Which they don’t, really.) Common Sense is the nation's leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of all kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century. The Case of the Deadly introducing Hazel's little sister May, who's determined to be the greatest spy ever Two girls were constantly trying to find out who killed the teacher they had found in the gym. They finally found out who it was and I didn't think it would have been that person.

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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. The perfect book for all Detective Society fans and avid readers of the Murder Most Unladylike series.

This is the first book I've strongly considered annotating because I loved it that much and had THAT many thoughts.

Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens (9780141369761

Murder Most Unladylike’s central murder mystery is not only skilfully plotted but also built on incidental threads that when put together provide an interesting picture that encompasses not only the actual mystery but also difficulties surrounding the two main characters’ friendship as well as wider gender, sexuality (two of the female teachers are in a relationship, one of them clearly bi) and race issues. Then Hazel discovers the Science Mistress, Miss Bell, lying dead in the Gym. To add to the mystery, when she and Daisy return five minutes later, the body has disappeared. Now Hazel and Daisy not only have a murder to solve: they have to prove one happened in the first place. I’m bouncing in my chair right now. I thought the book looked adorable, so I’m thrilled to hear that you liked it! Hooraaaay, blogging canaries FTW! Also, I had no idea Hazel wasn’t white (am now squinting at the cover), so I’m doubly excited to read it someday. Robin Stevens was born in California and grew up in an Oxford college. 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).

actual rating is more like 4.6 if you take the average from each short story but rounding it up to 5 bc why not lol This great intro to whodunits for young girls also is a lot of fun for adult fans of the grandes dames of detective fiction ( Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and so on). Much about this mash-up of English-cosy mystery and boarding-school saga is straight from central casting, but a big plus in MURDER IS BAD MANNERS is the mini-novellas and character sketches author Robin Stevens tosses off in a few sentences, such as Hazel's description of how she came to be at Deepdean: A mistress was murdered in a boarding school and no one knows it happened - except for Daisy and Hazel. They're going to figure out what's been going on at school. I really enjoyed this book and it was a very exciting story. I hope Daisy and Hazel have more adventures together. The Case of the Uninvited Guest: 5* - we finally got this story and it didn’t disappoint 😩 it was so funny too

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Set in 1934, Murder Is Bad Manners offers lots of mini-epiphanies about period culture (for example, Hazel talks about the freezing, Spartan dorm and explains, "In England, the way of showing that you are very rich is to pretend that you are very poor and cannot afford things like heating or new shoes") and prejudice (a teacher's explanation of why she had to lie to get the job she's very good at). There also are numerous shout-outs and sly references to the mystery queens of the era, e.g. Margery Allingham, Agatha Christie, and Dorothy L. Sayers, as well as priceless literary/art references: " ... Miss Tennyson, our English teacher -- that is her name, really, although she is no relation to the famous one. If you've seen that painting of the Lady of Shalott drooping in her boat, you have seen Miss Tennyson. Her hair is always down round her face, and she is as drippy as an underdone cake." May Wong and the Deadly Flat: 4.75* (i think i was feeling generous when i made this lol) - May is kinda my least favourite of the siblings (except for teddy bc I don’t have an opinion on him) and she can be kinda annoying but this was still pretty fun and I’m interested to see how she goes in the ministry of unladylike activity:) Parents should know that in addition to being an engaging mystery, there is a lot that is problematic with regards to how it depicts issues of race, sexuality, body-image, and that a lot of the content is for more mature readers. 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. At Deepdean School for Girls, Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong have set up their own detective agency. But they are struggling to find any real crimes to investigate. (Unless you count the case of Lavinia's missing tie. Which they don't.)My mother was furious. She hates my father's obsession with England. 'Western school never did any Chinese person good,' she said. A Murder Most Unladylike 2.Arsenic for Tea 3.First Class Murder 4.Jolly Foul Play 5.Mistletoe and Murder […] Some parents might object to the things I find objectionable- others might object to references to adult sexuality and to homosexuality. Regardless, I don’t think it’s intended for ten or even twelve year olds When Hazel discovers Science Mistress Miss Bell lying dead in the Gym, she thinks it must have been a terrible accident - but when she and Daisy return a few moments later, the body has completely disappeared. The girls realise a murder must have taken place, and soon discover that there's more than one person at Deepdean with a motive. Determined to get to the bottom of the crime, Hazel and Daisy put their detective skills to the test - but can they uncover the truth before the killer strikes again?