Once Upon a Crime: Delicious Mysteries and Deadly Murders from the Detective Society
Once Upon a Crime: Delicious Mysteries and Deadly Murders from the Detective Society
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Just the Series: Murder Most Unladylike Mystery   

Series and Publisher: Murder Most Unladylike Mystery   

Annotation: Take one last dive into the pages of Hazel’s casebook and solve six new mini mysteries in this “smashing” (Booklist) sho... more
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #382789
Format: Publisher's Hardcover
Copyright Date: 2024
Edition Date: 2024 Release Date: 07/09/24
Pages: 293 pages
ISBN: 1-665-91949-3
ISBN 13: 978-1-665-91949-4
Dewey: Fic
LCCN: 2024005858
Dimensions: 22 cm.
Language: English
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Kirkus Reviews

Nothing fishy gets past the keen eyes of the Wells & Wong Detective Society and their rivals, the Junior Pinkertons.Stevens' mysteries-solved by English boarding school students in the 1930s-have many fans. Here, she presents six new short stories starring Daisy Wells, Hazel Wong, Alexander Arcady, and George Mukherjee that fit in and around the novels. Hazel and Daisy, who attend Deepdean School for Girls, attend the wedding of Daisy's uncle Felix in London, go to the English seaside (which Hong Kong–born Hazel finds cold and unappealing), and travel from Hong Kong back to England on an ocean liner. Along the way, they foil one murder and solve two others. At Weston Boys' School, Alexander and George figure out how to thwart bullies and also save a puppy in the process. The final story, told by Hazel's 9-year-old sister, May, is set in September 1939, as war comes to Great Britain, and it hints at even more sequels. Hazel and George serve as reminders to contemporary readers that, even in this largely white society, there were people of color, and they were navigating feelings of isolation that resonate today. George astutely points out that many objects in the British Museum have indeed been stolen, contrary to Daisy's perception that "it's finders keepers…Anyway, we look after them properly."A welcome addition to an addictive series. (glossary, hieroglyphic alphabet, Morse code alphabet, author's note, guide to the Detective Society's cases) (Mystery. 10-14)

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Reading Level: 5.0
Interest Level: 5-9

Take one last dive into the pages of Hazel’s casebook and solve six new mini mysteries in this “smashing” (Booklist) short story collection companion to the internationally bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series!

Between solving high-profile murder mysteries, Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong tackle many other cases, like the Case of the Second Scream on the high seas and the Case of the Uninvited Guest at Uncle Felix and Aunt Lucy’s wedding. They compete with the Junior Pinkertons to solve the Hound of Weston School and humor Hazel’s tagalong little sister in the Case of the Deadly Flat. They even put their code-cracking skills to the test to catch a thief in the Case of the Missing Treasure and find their holiday interrupted by murder in the Case of the Drowned Pearl.

These riveting new mini mysteries are perfect for fans and budding members of the Detective Society.


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