In Jolly Foul Play, Daisy and Hazel are back at school and their new head girl is suddenly found dead after a Bonfire Night fireworks party. Daisy and Hazel are faced with their first locked-room mystery – and with competition from several other sleuths, who are just as determined to crack the case.
As their journey begins a scream is heard and an heiress is found dead. In the third story, First Class Murder ,we find Daisy and Hazel on holiday, aboard the Orient Express. When our duo start investigating they find they have to reveal the truth…no matter the consequences. Unfortunately, one of their guests falls seriously, fatally ill – and everything points to poison. The two girls find themselves on the hunt for both a murderer and a dead body! And so begins some awesome adventures featuring this impressive detective duo! The second book, Arsenic for tea, brings them to Daisy’s home, Fallingford, for the holidays where Daisy’s mother has thrown a lavish tea party for the whole family. The first book kicks off their adventures when Hazel discovers one of their teachers lying dead on the gym floor, and before she can raise the alarm, the body mysteriously disappears.
What these books are about: These stories start off by introducing Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells, two boarding school students from the 1930’s, who have set up their very own secret detective agency. The series of books this post features took me not just to those years just before World War II, but also to a delightful girls boarding school! So if either of these have conjured up something for you, then read on!! An awesome mystery series Titles: Murder most unladylike, Arsenic for tea, First Class Murder, Jolly Foul Play, Mistletoe & Murder, A spoonful of Murder Author: Robin Stevens Genre: Fiction – historical Hi everyone, this month of April I will be showcasing a group of historical mystery stories that I came across my many reads that struck a chord with me.
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