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Murder Most Unladylike

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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. 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.

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ISBN: 9780141369761 Category: Children's - Older Readers Tags: Children's / Teenage fiction: Crime & mystery fiction, Children's / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children's / Teenage fiction: School stories, Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Friends & friendship issues
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Discover the first gripping, award-winning murder mystery in the million-copy bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series, starring schoolgirl detectives, Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong.

‘Ripping good fun’ The Times

‘Plotting is what sets this book apart’ Telegraph

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.)

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.

‘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

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Weight 0.246 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.8 × 2.1 cm
Author

Stevens, Robin

Publisher

Puffin

Imprint

Puffin

Cover

Paperback

Pages

323

Language

English

Edition

Reprint

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J

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