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Synopsis

A very special, limited edition of the second thrilling mystery in the bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series! With a brand-new introduction by author Robin Stevens, and a gorgeous, collectible new package with silver foil detail and sprayed edge.

*'Robin Stevens is Agatha Christie for children' - Katherine Rundell, bestselling author of Impossible Creatures*

'This is that rare thing: a series that gets better with every book' - *Telegraph***

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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 is hiding a secret.

So when someone very close to Daisy looks awfully 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

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
  • ISBN: 9780141369792
  • Number of pages: 332
  • Dimensions: 193 x 123 x 22 mm
  • Interest age: From 9 years
  • Weight: 260g
  • Languages: English