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.
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...
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UKISBN: 9780241429877Number of pages: 416Weight: 287 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 25 mm
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'As funny,clever,and warm as we've come to expect from Robin Stevens,The Ministry of Unladylike Activity is such a delight.'- Louise O'Neill
'Robin Stevens is Agatha Christie for children: her books have all the rich satisfactions,all the twists and pleasures and the enormous delights of instant mystery classics. I am always hungry for the next one.'- Katherine Rundell on the Murder Most Unladylike series
Meet Robin Stevens at Waterstones Manchester Arndale
Manchester - Arndale CentreSaturday 4th November 14:00
Calling all young detectives! Come along and meet Join Robin Stevens,author of the bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series,as she joins us to sign copies of The Body in the Blitz,the second book in her thrilling new series,The Ministry of Unladylike Activity.
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One of Waterstones booksellers'favourite children's writers,Robin Stevens is best known as the author of the bestselling Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries,starring dynamic duo Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong as well as The Guggenheim Mystery and the Deepdean Mini-Mysteries.
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