Arsenic For Tea: A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery by Robin Stevens (English) Pap

Description: Arsenic For Tea by Robin Stevens Schoolgirl detectives Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are at Daisys home, Fallingford, for the holidays. Daisys glamorous mother is throwing a tea party for Daisys birthday, and the whole family is invited. But it soon becomes clear that this party isnt really about Daisy at all. Naturally, Daisy is furious... FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The second brilliantly plotted mystery starring Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong, from the author of Murder Most Unladylike.Schoolgirl detectives Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are at Daisys home, Fallingford, for the holidays. Daisys glamorous mother is throwing a tea party for Daisys birthday, and the whole family is invited, from eccentric Aunt Saskia to dashing Uncle Felix. But it soon becomes clear that this party isnt 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. Author Biography Robin Stevens 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.When she was twelve, her father handed her a copy of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and she realised that she wanted to be either Hercule Poirot or Agatha Christie when she grew up. She spent her teenage years at Cheltenham Ladies College, reading a lot of murder mysteries and hoping that shed get the chance to do some detecting herself (she didnt). She went to university, where she studied crime fiction, and then she worked at a childrens publisher.Robin is now a full-time author and the creator of the internationally award-winning and bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series, starring Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong, and the brand-new Ministry of Unladylike Activity. She still hopes she might get the chance to do some detecting of her own one day. She lives in England. Review 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 feelgood blend of Malory Towers and Cluedo . . . Stevens has upped her game in this new volume * Telegraph *An entertaining, nostalgic brainteaser * Sunday Times *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 feast for readers -- Amanda Craig * New Statesman *Arsenic for Tea is a joy. A multi-layered sandwich cake of joy . . . Stylish, charming, witty and delightful . . . Worth cancelling everything for * Did You Ever Stop to Think *Even better than its predecessor . . . Brilliant * The Bookzone *These Agatha-Christie-indebted tales involve detective duo Daisy Wells and her sidekick Hazel Wong, wealthy schoolgirls from England and Hong Kong. In the first book, they investigated a murder at their boarding school. This time, Daisys familys stately home - a hotbed of jealousy and greed - provides a rich cast of suspects when its not just the cake candles that are snuffed out at a birthday tea party. Emotional conflict, logical deduction and the period setting make for an entertaining, nostalgic brainteaser -- Nicolette Jones * Sunday Times *As irresistible and entertaining as the first. Just the thing to devour with a pot of tea and a plate of scones * Young Post * Promotional I looked at Daisy. Her eyes were glittering and her cheeks were pink. This was Daisy with a Plan. Review Text 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 Review Quote 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 Promotional "Headline" The second brilliantly plotted mystery starring Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong, from the author of Murder Most Unladylike . Details ISBN0141369795 Author Robin Stevens Year 2016 ISBN-10 0141369795 ISBN-13 9780141369792 Format Paperback Imprint Puffin Subtitle A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.92 Media Book Publication Date 2016-02-18 Audience Age 9-12 Short Title Arsenic for Tea Language English Series A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery UK Release Date 2016-02-18 Pages 368 Narrator Tom Judd Illustrator Andrew Thomson Birth 1974 Affiliation Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Bipolar Clinic and Reseach Program, Massachusetts General Hospital Position Associate Professor of Psychiatry Qualifications PsyD Publisher Penguin Random House Childrens UK Illustrations B+W maps, chapter head a/w. 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