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      Once Upon a Crime

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      A thrilling new short story collection in the number-one bestselling, award-winning Murder Most Unladylike series. Featuring six marvellous mini-mysteries, including four original, brand-new and never-seen-before stories:The Case of the Second Scream: set aboard the ship ca...

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      Description

      Product ID:9780241419830
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Series:A Murder Most Unladylike Collection
      Title:Once Upon a Crime
      Authors:Author: Robin Stevens
      Page Count:336
      Subjects:Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Crime & mystery fiction (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, School stories (Children's / Teenage), Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 8 years
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      A thrilling new short story collection in the number-one bestselling, award-winning Murder Most Unladylike series. Featuring six marvellous mini-mysteries, including four original, brand-new and never-seen-before stories:The Case of the Second Scream: set aboard the ship carrying Daisy and Hazel back from Hong KongThe Case of the Uninvited Guest: Uncle Felix and Aunt Lucy's wedding is the target for an unlikely threatThe Hound of Weston School: the Junior Pinkertons investigate a mysterious arrival The Case of the Deadly Flat: introducing Hazel's little sister May, who's determined to be the greatest spy everThe Case of the Missing Treasure: the detectives crack fiendish codes to catch a daring thief who is targeting London's famous museumsThe Case of the Drowned Pearl: murder follows the Detective Society wherever they go, even on holiday... The perfect book for all Detective Society fans and avid readers of the Murder Most Unladylike series. Praise for Murder Most Unladylike'Ripping good fun' The Times'Plotting is what sets this book apart' Telegraph'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

      A thrilling new short story collection in the number-one bestselling, award-winning Murder Most Unladylike series.

      Featuring six marvellous mini-mysteries, including four original, brand-new and never-seen-before stories:

      The Case of the Second Scream
      : set aboard the ship carrying Daisy and Hazel back from Hong Kong

      The Case of the Uninvited Guest: Uncle Felix and Aunt Lucy''s wedding is the target for an unlikely threat

      The Hound of Weston School: the Junior Pinkertons investigate a mysterious arrival

      The Case of the Deadly Flat: introducing Hazel''s little sister May, who''s determined to be the greatest spy ever

      The Case of the Missing Treasure: the detectives crack fiendish codes to catch a daring thief who is targeting London''s famous museums

      The Case of the Drowned Pearl: murder follows the Detective Society wherever they go, even on holiday...

      The perfect book for all Detective Society fans and avid readers of the Murder Most Unladylike series.

      Praise for Murder Most Unladylike
      ''Ripping good fun'' The Times
      ''Plotting is what sets this book apart'' Telegraph
      ''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


      Imprint Name:Puffin
      Publisher Name:Penguin Random House Children's UK
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2021-08-05

      Additional information

      Weight238 g
      Dimensions129 × 196 × 24 mm