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Hazel and Daisy step into the spotlight to find the stage is set for murder in this thrilling seventh novel of the Murder Most Unladylike Mystery series. Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells return to London to face an entirely new challenge: acting. Danger has a nasty habit of catching up with the Detective Society though, and it soon becomes clear that there is trouble waiting in the wings at the Rue. And when one of the cast members is found dead, the friends and investigative partners must work together to untangle the web of jealousy and threats that surround them to catch the culprit before the curtains rise on opening night…and the murderer returns for an encore.

On holiday with Hazel''s father, Daisy and Hazel secretly investigate a murder on the Orient Express, rushing to solve it before another murder occurs, or someone else finds the killer.

The adventure that began in Siobhan Dowd''s popular and acclaimed novel The London Eye Mystery at long last continues with Ted, Kat, and their cousin Salim investigating a theft at the Guggenheim Museum that''s been pinned on Salim''s mother! When Ted and his big sister, Kat, take a trip to New York to visit their cousin Salim and their aunt Gloria, they think they''re prepared for big-city adventures. But when a famous painting is stolen from the Guggenheim Museum, where Aunt Gloria works, the surprises begin to mount faster than they could have anticipated. With the police looking at Aunt Gloria as the prime suspect, Ted, Kat, and Salim become sleuthing partners, following a trail of clues across NYC to prove her innocence--and to pinpoint the real thief. Ultimately, it comes down to Ted, whose brain works in its own very unique way, to find the key to the mystery. "Fast-paced, suspenseful, but never scary, a middle-grade mystery with a singular voice and a welcome continuation of the Sparks'' adventures." -- Kirkus Reviews "Swift pacing and smartly integrated clues allow readers to make connections along with the characters. Stevens''s portrayal of Ted, who is on the autism spectrum, is positive and empowering" -- School Library Journal "A welcome return for this dynamic trio." -- Booklist

Daisy and Hazel take their detective skills to the Nile River in Egypt in this thrilling ninth and final novel in the Murder Most Unladylike series. Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are in Egypt taking a cruise along the Nile. They are hoping to see some ancient temples and a mummy or two… What they get instead is murder. Also traveling on the SS Hatshepsut is a mysterious society called the Breath of Life: a group of genteel English ladies and gentlemen who believe themselves to be reincarnations of the ancient pharaohs. Three days into the cruise their leader, Theodora Miller, is found dead in her cabin, stabbed during the night. It soon becomes clear to Daisy and Hazel that Theodora’s timid daughter, Hephzibah, who is prone to sleepwalking, is being framed. After all, within the society, everyone has a reason to want Theodora dead. Daisy and Hazel leap into action to investigate, but this will prove to be their most difficult case yet. And with more danger than ever all around, this time only one of the Detective Society will make it home alive…

The first gripping, Agatha Christie-style mystery starring a brilliant new double act: feisty, funny schoolgirl detectives, Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong. When Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong set up their very own deadly secret detective agency at Deepdean School for Girls, 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.) 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. Now Hazel and Daisy not only have a murder to solve: they have to prove a murder happened in the first place. Determined to get to the bottom of the crime before the killer strikes again (and before the police can get there first, naturally), Hazel and Daisy must hunt for evidence, spy on their suspects and use all the cunning, scheming and intuition they can muster. But will they succeed? And can their friendship stand the test?

Originally published in the United Kingdom by Corgi in 2014 under title: Murder most unladylike.

Best friends Daisy and Hazel spend their school holidays at Daisyś family''s estate. When a visitor dies after falling ill during a party, the girls suspect murder - and someone in the house is the culprit!

"On a Christmas holiday to Cambridge, Daisy and Hazel get caught up in another murder investigation, and a competition with rival detectives"--

Daisy and Hazel return to their beloved Deepdean School for Girls only for a murder to put the school under threat of closure in this gripping eighth novel of the Murder Most Unladylike series. Daisy and Hazel are finally back at Deepdean, and the school is preparing for a most exciting fiftieth anniversary celebration. Plans for a weekend of festivities are in full swing. But in the detectives’ long absence, Deepdean has changed. Daisy has lost her popularity crown to a fascinating new girl, and many of the Detective Society’s old allies are now their sworn enemies. Then the girls witness a shocking incident in the woods close by—a crime that they’re sure is linked to the anniversary. As parents and alumni descend upon Deepdean, decades-old grudges, rivalries, and secrets begin to surface, and soon Deepdean’s future is at stake. Can the girls solve the case and save their home?

Schoolgirl detectives Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are at Daisy''s home, Fallingford, for the holidays. Daisy''s glamorous mother is throwing a tea party for Daisy''s birthday, and the whole family is invited, from eccentric Aunt Saskia to dashing Uncle Felix. But it soon becomes clear that this party isn''t really about Daisy at all. Naturally, Daisy is furious. Then one of their party falls seriously, mysteriously ill - and everything points to poison. With wild storms preventing anyone from leaving, or the police from arriving, Fallingford suddenly feels like a very dangerous place to be. Not a single person present is what they seem - and everyone has a secret or two. And when someone very close to Daisy looks suspicious, the Detective Society must do everything they can to reveal the truth . . . no matter the consequences. ''The second book in Robin Stevens'' fabulous Wells and Wong schoolgirl detective series - think St Trinians mixed with Miss Marple. These are thrilling books for tween detectives who adore solving dastardly murders, jolly hockey sticks and iced buns for tea'' Guardian ''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 ''A feelgood blend of Malory Towers and Cluedo . . . Stevens has upped her game in this new volume'' Telegraph

Originally published in Great Britain in 2018 by Puffin Books.

“Steven’s storytelling and suspense-building are top-notch.” —School Library Journal “Readers…will find themselves stretching their powers of deduction.” —Booklist After a student turns up murdered on Bonfire Night, Hazel and Daisy find themselves entrenched in another mystery in this delightfully charming fourth novel of the Wells & Wong Mystery series. Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong have returned to Deepdean School for Girls for a new school term, but nothing is the same. There’s a new Head Girl, Elizabeth Hurst, and a team of Prefects—and these bullying Big Girls are certainly not good eggs. Then, after the fireworks display on Bonfire Night, Elizabeth is found—murdered. Many girls at Deepdean had reason to hate Elizabeth, but who could have committed such foul play? Is the murder linked to the secrets and scandals, scribbled on the scraps of paper that are suddenly appearing all over the school? And with their own friendship falling to pieces, will Daisy and Hazel be able to solve this mystery before suspicions tear the student body apart?

Take one last dive into the pages of Hazel’s casebook and solve six new mini mysteries in this “smashing” (Booklist) short story collection companion to the internationally bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series! Between solving high-profile murder mysteries, Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong tackle many other cases, like the Case of the Second Scream on the high seas and the Case of the Uninvited Guest at Uncle Felix and Aunt Lucy’s wedding. They compete with the Junior Pinkertons to solve the Hound of Weston School and humor Hazel’s tagalong little sister in the Case of the Deadly Flat. They even put their code-cracking skills to the test to catch a thief in the Case of the Missing Treasure and find their holiday interrupted by murder in the Case of the Drowned Pearl. These riveting new mini mysteries are perfect for fans and budding members of the Detective Society.

A collection of three mini-mysteries featuring crime-solving friends Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells.

A collection of wintery crime and mystery stories by thirteen of the most exciting and diverse authors in children''s books today! Co-edited by Serena Patel, the award-winning author of the Anisha: Accidental Detective series and by Robin Stevens, author of the bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series.

1940. Britain is at war, and a secret arm of the British government called the Ministry of Unladylike Activity is training up spies. Enter May Wong- courageous, stubborn, and desperate to help end the war so that she can go home to Hong Kong (and leave her annoying school, Deepdean, behind forever). May knows that she would make the perfect spy. After all, grown-ups always underestimate children like her. When May and her friend Eric are turned away by the Ministry, they take matters into their own hands. Masquerading as evacuees, they travel to Elysium Hall, home to the wealthy Verey family - including snobby, dramatic Nuala. They suspect that one of the Vereys is passing information to Germany. If they can prove it, the Ministry will have to take them on. But there are more secrets at Elysium Hall than May or Eric could ever have imagined. And then someone is murdered...

I am the Honourable Daisy Wells, President of the Detective Society, one of the greatest detectives ever known - and also a fourth former at Deepdean School for Girls. Violet Darby - one of the Big Girls - recently asked me to solve a most puzzling romantic mystery. I knew I''d be able to crack the case, and I did, in just a day and a half. It was one of my greatest triumphs (Hazel Wong, my Vice-President and best friend, is telling me that this is boasting, but it is also the truth). Hazel didn''t believe I would have the patience to write the account of it, but of course, she was wrong. I did write it down, and it came out very well. I now, therefore, present to you: the Case of the Blue Violet.

Of all the mysteries that Hazel and I have investigated, the Case of the Deepdean Vampire was one of the strangest. It was not a murder, which was a pity - but I did solve it very cleverly, and so I decided it ought to be written down, so that other people could read it and be impressed. Camilla Badescu is in the fifth form, and has pale skin, dark hair and red lips. She comes from Romania (which is practically Transylvania). She doesn''t eat at meals. And she seemed to have an unhealthy influence over another pupil, Amy Jessop. Now, I do not believe in vampires - I am the Honourable Daisy Wells, after all. But when I heard the rumour that Camilla was seen climbing head-first down a wall, I knew it was time to investigate...

Passed down over centuries by celebrated Chan (Zen) masters, these 36 poems selected by a contemporary Buddhist Master are profound in their literary simplicity and direct in their worldly relevance. Addressing the essential features of Chan Buddhist practice and offering practical wisdom for managing day-to-day challenges, each poem captures the essential Chan (Zen) spirit of living in the moment and being open to immediate experience. In addition to their spiritual and philosophical appeal, the poems are accompanied by the author''s lucid and insightful commentaries formed from a lifetime of experience as a spiritual leader of a worldwide Buddhist community. Through the use of lively anecdotes and references to Buddhist scriptures, this collection provides both the Chan practitioner and the general reader illuminating and effective ways to apply Buddhism''s universal wisdom to daily life.

I, the Honourable Daisy Wells, have decided to give an account of another mystery the Detective Society has faced in recent weeks. It was very exciting, and very heroic, and I was very brilliant and brave . . . A daring thief has been robbing London''s most famous museums. When Daisy''s birthday treasure hunt leads them right into the path of the culprit, Daisy and Hazel realise where they''ll strike next - the Ancient Egyptian mummy room at the British Museum! With help from their friends (and rivals), the Junior Pinkertons, the girls must crack codes, unravel clues and race against time to solve the mystery.

My name is Ted Spark. I am 12 years and 281 days old. I have seven friends. Three months ago, I solved the mystery of how my cousin Salim disappeared from a pod on the London Eye. This is the story of my second mystery. This summer, I went on holiday to New York, to visit Aunt Gloria and Salim. While I was there, a painting was stolen from the Guggenheim Museum, where Aunt Gloria works. Everyone was very worried and upset. I did not see what the problem was. I do not see the point of paintings, even if they are worth millions of pounds. Perhaps that''s because of my very unusual brain, which works on a different operating system to everyone else''s. But then Aunt Gloria was blamed for the theft - and Aunt Gloria is family. And I realised just how important it was to find the painting, and discover who really had taken it.

Enthralling children''s fiction for everyone who loves Robin Steven''s Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries and Frances Hardinge''s The Lie Tree. Twelve mysteries. Twelve authors. One challenge: can YOU solve the crimes before the heroes of the stories? These are twelve brand-new short stories from twelve of the best children''s crime writers writing today. These creepy, hilarious, brain-boggling, heart-pounding mysteries feature daring, brilliant young detectives, and this anthology is a must for fans of crime fiction and detection, especially the Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries, The Roman Mysteries and The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow. The Crime Club are twelve UK-based authors who are mad about crime fiction. Clementine Beauvais, Elen Caldecott, Susie Day, Julia Golding, Frances Hardinge, Caroline Lawrence, Helen Moss, Sally Nicholls, Kate Pankhurst, Robin Stevens, Harriet Whitehorn and Katherine Woodfine can be found anywhere there is a mystery to be solved, a puzzle to be cracked or a bun to be eaten, and they are always ready for the next puzzling case.

Deepdean-Mädchenschule, 1934. Als Daisy Wells und Hazel Wong ihr eigenes, streng geheimes Detektivbüro gründen, gibt es zuerst gar kein wirklich aufregendes Verbrechen zum Ermitteln. Doch dann entdeckt Hazel die Lehrerin Miss Bell tot in der Turnhalle. Zuerst denkt sie, es sei ein schrecklicher Unfall gewesen. Aber als Daisy und sie fünf Minuten später zurückkommen, ist die Leiche verschwunden. Jetzt sind die Mädchen sicher: Hier ist ein Mord geschehen! Und nicht nur eine Person in Deepdean hätte ein Motiv gehabt ... Nun haben Daisy und Hazel nicht nur einen Mordfall aufzuklären – zuerst müssen sie beweisen, dass es überhaupt ein Mord war. Fest entschlossen, der Sache auf den Grund zu gehen, bevor der Mörder wieder zuschlagen kann (und bevor die Polizei eingeschaltet wird, natürlich), müssen Hazel und Daisy nach Beweisen suchen, Verdächtige ausspionieren und all ihre Intuition einsetzen. Doch werden sie Erfolg haben? Und wird ihre Freundschaft diese Herausforderung bestehen? Ein spannender Mädchen-Krimi ganz im Stil Agatha Christies, mit viel Internatsflair und zwei Heldinnen, die jeder gern zur Freundin hätte!

Der erste Fall für Nachwuchsspionin May Wong 1940. Großbritannien befindet sich im Krieg und ein geheimes Ministerium der britischen Regierung, die Abteilung für undamenhafte Aktivitäten unter der Leitung von Wells & Wong, bildet Spione aus. May Wong ist mutig, willensstark und will unbedingt dazu beitragen, den Zweiten Weltkrieg zu beenden, damit sie nach Hongkong zurückkehren, das kalte England verlassen und ihre Schule Deepdean für immer hinter sich lassen kann. May weiß, dass sie die perfekte Geheimagentin wäre. Doch das Ministerium nimmt keine Kinder auf und so wird sie zusammen mit ihrem Freund Eric abgewiesen. Aufgeben ist für May aber keine Option. Sie nimmt die Sache selbst in die Hand und stiehlt eine Notiz aus der Handtasche ihrer Schwester. May und Eric reisen undercover nach Elysium Hall, dem Haus der wohlhabenden Familie Verey. Sie haben den Verdacht, dass einer der Vereys Geheimnisse an die Nazis weitergibt. Wenn sie auf eigene Faust einen feindlichen Spion enttarnen, wird niemand mehr behaupten, sie wären zu jung. Aber Elysium Hall birgt mehr Geheimnisse, als May und Eric sich je hätten vorstellen können. Und dann wird auch noch jemand ermordet! Nach ihrer erfolgreichen Krimireihe Ein Fall für Wells & Wong schickt uns Robin Stevens mit neuen Charakteren in die geheimnisvolle Spionagewelt Englands. Das ideale Lesefutter für Jungs und Mädchen.

Hazel Wongová a Daisy Wellsová se vydávají do londýnského divadla Rue, aby čelily zcela nové výzvě – herectví. Budou účinkovat v představení Romeo a Julie a ani ve snu by je nenapadlo, že si na ně nebezpečí počíhá i na jevišti. Atmosféra v divadle by se totiž dala krájet. Žárlivost a výhrůžky střídají škodolibé naschvály, a když je pak nalezeno tělo, detektivnímu duu W + W dojde, že mají další případ. Dokážou zločin vyřešit dřív, než vrah udeří znovu?

Als Hazels geliebter Großvater stirbt und sie nach Hause reisen muss, freut sich Daisy, ihre Freundin in das fremde Hongkong begleiten zu dürfen. Doch als sie bei Hazels Familie eintreffen, entdecken sie zu ihrer Überraschung ein neues Familienmitglied: Baby Teddy. Daisy und Hazel finden, dass Baby Teddy schon genug Aufmerksamkeit bekommt, doch da stecken sie auf einmal mitten in einem neuen Abenteuer. Bevor sich Hazel an ihren neuen Bruder gewöhnen kann, wird Teddy entführt – und Hazel gerät sogar unter Mordverdacht! Die Mädchen müssen so gut wie niemals zuvor zusammenarbeiten und sich geheimnisvollen Verdächtigen und fadenscheinigen Detektiven stellen, um den Fall aufzuklären. Und dabei haben sie einen mächtigen Verbündeten ... Der sechste Fall der Detektiv-Reihe rund um Daisy Wells und Hazel Wong im exotisch-geheimnisvollen Hongkong.

Daisy und Hazel sind zurück in Deepdean, und die Schule bereitet sich auf die große Feier zum 50-jährigen Bestehen vor! Die Vorbereitungen laufen auf Hochtouren, doch Deepdean scheint sich verändert zu haben: Daisy hat ihren Beliebtheitsstatus an eine neue faszinierende Mitschülerin verloren, und viele ihrer Verbündeten sind jetzt plötzlich Feinde der Detektei. Dann werden die Mädchen Zeuginnen eines schockierenden Vorfalls in den nahe gelegenen Wäldern – ein Verbrechen, das sicher mit dem Jahrestag in Verbindung steht. Als die Eltern zum Jubiläum anreisen, kommen jahrzehntelange Rivalitäten und Geheimnisse an die Oberfläche, ein Mord geschieht und damit steht die Zukunft von Deepdean auf dem Spiel. Können die Mädchen den Fall lösen – und ihr Zuhause retten?

Hazel und Daisy verbringen die Weihnachtsferien nicht im Internat, sondern im verschneiten Cambridge, wo Daisys Bruder Bertie studiert. Hazel freut sich auf die romantische Universitätsstadt, gemütliche Bibliotheken und einladende Teehäuser – und auf ein Wiedersehen mit Alexander, mit dem sie seit dem Mord im Orientexpress befreundet ist. Doch auf den dunklen Treppen des Maudlin College lauert die Gefahr ... Drei Tage vor Weihnachten passiert ein schrecklicher Unfall. Jedenfalls scheint es ein Unfall zu sein – bis das Detektivduo etwas genauer hinschaut und herausfindet: Es war Mord! Eine Spurensuche beginnt, bei der Hazel und Daisy von Erwachsenen wieder einige Steine in den Weg gelegt werden, die Mädchen detektivische Unterstützung bekommen und beide schließlich sogar selbst ins Visier des Mörders geraten. Sie müssen all ihr Können einsetzen, um dem Täter auf die Spur zu kommen – rechtzeitig bis Weihnachten, versteht sich.

1940. La Gran Bretagna è in guerra e un braccio segreto del governo, chiamato - per non destare alcun sospetto - Ministero delle attività per signorine, sta addestrando spie per sventare l''ormai imminente invasione tedesca. May sa che potrebbe essere la spia perfetta: è coraggiosa, testarda e desiderosa di contribuire alla fine della guerra per poter tornare il prima possibile a casa sua, a Hong Kong. Quando May e il suo amico Eric vengono però respinti dal Ministero, decidono di prendere in mano da soli la situazione. Travestiti da sfollati, si recano a Elysium Hall, dove credono che un membro della ricca famiglia Verey stia passando informazioni alla Germania: se riusciranno a dimostrare che il loro sospetto è fondato, il Ministero dovrà assumerli. Aiutati da una ragazzina snob e drammatica, Nuala, si metteranno sulla giusta pista, ma una scia di omicidi svelerà loro che a Elysium Hall ci sono più segreti di quanto possano immaginare... L''inizio di una nuova avvincente serie della pluripremiata autrice di Miss Detective.

Daisy und Hazel sind zusammen mit ihren Freunden George und Alexander in Ägypten auf einer Nil-Kreuzfahrt unterwegs. Sie freuen sich darauf, antike Tempel zu sehen und die eine oder andere Mumie. Doch stattdessen bekommen sie es mit einem Mord zu tun. Mit an Bord der Hatschepsut ist eine mysteriöse Gesellschaft, die sich "Der Atem des Lebens" nennt und aus einer Gruppe vornehmer englischer Damen und Herren besteht, die sich für Reinkarnationen der alten Pharaonen halten. Am dritten Tag der Kreuzfahrt wird die Anführerin der Gruppe erstochen in ihrer Kabine aufgefunden. Den Detektivinnen ist schnell klar, dass die schüchterne Tochter des Opfers, die zum Schlafwandeln neigt, als Täterin herhalten soll. Doch innerhalb der verschrobenen Gesellschaft hätte jeder einen Grund gehabt, die Anführerin umzubringen. Ständig von Gefahr umgeben, beginnen Daisy und Hazel in ihrem bisher schwierigsten Fall zu ermitteln – und nur eine der beiden wird nach Hause zurückkehren ...

Nach den schockierenden Morden im Internat und auf Fallingford nimmt Hazels Vater seine Tochter und ihre Freundin Daisy mit auf eine Reise im berühmten Orientexpress. Klar, dass jeder ihrer Mitreisenden in der ersten Klasse etwas zu verbergen hat. Angeblich soll sogar ein Spion im Zug sein! Als ein Passagier ermordet aufgefunden wird, nimmt die Detektei Wells & Wong die Ermittlungen auf. Doch sie scheinen es mit einem Mörder zu tun zu haben, der sich einfach in Luft aufgelöst hat – und mit einigen anderen Spürnasen, die den Fall genauso entschlossen aufklären wollen.

A thrilling Murder Most Unladylike mystery, specially written and published for World Book Day 2020. Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are best friends, schoolgirls - and detectives. And wherever Daisy and Hazel go, a mystery is sure to find them... On holiday at the seaside with their friends George and Alexander, they discover a body on the beach. They soon realise this is Antonia Braithwaite: a famous swimmer, nicknamed The Pearl, who was due to compete at the Berlin Olympics next month. It appears she has accidentally drowned in the sea - but it''s odd that this should happen to such a strong swimmer. Even more mysteriously, she smells not of the sea, but of Pears soap. Rushing back to their elegant hotel, Daisy and Hazel discover three suspicious guests who all had reason to murder Antonia . . . Praise for the Murder Most Unladylike mysteries: ''This is that rare thing: a series that gets better with every book'' Telegraph ''Thrilling'' Guardian ''A total delight'' Metro

Prepared for units ECT333, ECT433 (Arts curriculum: teaching music) offered by the School of Education in Deakin University''s Open Campus Program.