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The second thrilling mystery in the bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series! 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 —– 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; 368 pages, B+W maps, chapter head a w.; Published: 18 02 2016