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      The Ministry of Unladylike Activity

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      The start of a thrilling new World War Two mystery series from the number-one-bestselling and multi-award-winning author of Murder Most Unladylike. 'Robin Stevens is Agatha Christie for children' - Katherine Rundell on the Murder Most Unladylike series'Superb' - Observer'Abs...

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      Product ID:9780241429877
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Series:The Ministry of Unladylike Activity
      Title:The Ministry of Unladylike Activity
      Authors:Author: Robin Stevens
      Page Count:416
      Subjects:Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Crime & mystery fiction (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Death and grief, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism and anti-racism, Children’s / Teenage social topics: War and conflict issues, Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Humorous stories (Children's / Teenage), Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: death & bereavement (Children's / Teenage), Personal & social issues: racism & multiculturalism (Children's / Teenage), Social issues: war & conflict issues (Children's / Teenage), England, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Interest age: from c 8 years
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      The start of a thrilling new World War Two mystery series from the number-one-bestselling and multi-award-winning author of Murder Most Unladylike. 'Robin Stevens is Agatha Christie for children' - Katherine Rundell on the Murder Most Unladylike series'Superb' - Observer'Absolutely thrilling' - Louie Stowell1940. The world is at war, and a secret arm of the British government called the Ministry of Unladylike Activity is training up spies. Enter May Wong: courageous, stubborn, and desperate to help end the war so that she can go home to Hong Kong (and leave her annoying school, Deepdean, behind forever). May knows that she would make the perfect spy. After all, grown-ups always underestimate children like her. When May and her friend Eric are turned away by the Ministry, they take matters into their own hands. Masquerading as evacuees, they travel to Elysium Hall, home to the wealthy Verey family - including snobby, dramatic Nuala. They suspect that one of the Vereys is passing information to Germany. If they can prove it, the Ministry will have to take them on. But there are more secrets at Elysium Hall than May or Eric could ever have imagined. And then, someone is murdered . . . Join May, Eric and Nuala in the first unputdownable book in a fast-paced, mysterious and adventurous new series from million-copy-bestseller, Robin Stevens.

      The start of a thrilling new World War Two mystery series from the number-one-bestselling and multi-award-winning author of Murder Most Unladylike.

      ''Robin Stevens is Agatha Christie for children'' - Katherine Rundell on the Murder Most Unladylike series

      ''Superb'' - Observer


      ''Absolutely thrilling'' - Louie Stowell

      1940. The world is at war, and a secret arm of the British government called the Ministry of Unladylike Activity is training up spies.

      Enter May Wong: courageous, stubborn, and desperate to help end the war so that she can go home to Hong Kong (and leave her annoying school, Deepdean, behind forever). May knows that she would make the perfect spy. After all, grown-ups always underestimate children like her.

      When May and her friend Eric are turned away by the Ministry, they take matters into their own hands. Masquerading as evacuees, they travel to Elysium Hall, home to the wealthy Verey family - including snobby, dramatic Nuala. They suspect that one of the Vereys is passing information to Germany. If they can prove it, the Ministry will have to take them on.

      But there are more secrets at Elysium Hall than May or Eric could ever have imagined.

      And then, someone is murdered . . .

      Join May, Eric and Nuala in the first unputdownable book in a fast-paced, mysterious and adventurous new series from million-copy-bestseller, Robin Stevens.


      Imprint Name:Puffin
      Publisher Name:Penguin Random House Children's UK
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2023-05-25

      Additional information

      Weight294 g
      Dimensions198 × 128 × 26 mm