Murder Most Unladylike

Murder Most Unladylike
UK edition
Author Robin Stevens
Cover artist Nina Tara[1]
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Genre Mystery fiction, Children's fiction
Publisher Puffin Books
Publication date
 5 June 2014
Pages 352

Murder Most Unladylike is a children's mystery novel by British-American author Robin Stevens, published in 2014. It follows the Wells and Wong Detective Society solving their first murder mystery.

The story is written in the style of a casebook and follows two fictional schoolgirl detectives, Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong, as they try to find the murderer of their science teacher. The book has been nominated for several awards, including the Carnegie Medal. A sequel, Arsenic For Tea, was published seven months after Murder Most Unladylike. In the US, the book was published under the name Murder is Bad Manners.[2]

Plot summary

Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells are students in Deepdean's School for Girls. They are the founding members of their school's Detective Society, albeit the only ones in it. One day, Hazel stumbles upon the corpse of their Science teacher Miss Bell, and the pair races to solve the mystery before the murderer finds them – with or without the help of the police.

Reception

The critical reception In its review, The Oxford Times praised Stevens for her "sense of place ... attention to detail, in-depth characters, authentic documents of events and, most importantly, absorbing plot".[3] The website Crime Review called Murder Most Unladylike "an assured and capable debut", [4]. Children's author Jo Cotterill called it "extremely well plotted", but criticized the pacing of the story.[5] The education website Teachwire said the book is "something that is simultaneously recognisable and totally original".[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Murder Most Unladylike|The Bookseller". www.robinstevens.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  2. ↑ Stevens, Robin. "Murder is Bad Manners – meet my US cover!". Robin Stevens Official Website. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Lee, Jan. "Review: Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens". The Oxford Times. The Oxford Times. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Linda. "Murder Most Unladylike Review". Crime Review. Crime Review. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Cotterill, Jo. "Murder Most Unladylike - review". Jo Cotterill Official Website. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Murder Most Unladylike". Teachwire. Teachwire. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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