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Robin Stevens

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Children's, Crime, Historical Fiction

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Robin's books are: Murder Most Unladylike (Murder is Bad Manners in the USA), Arsenic for Tea (Poison is Not Polite in the USA), First Class Murder, Jolly Foul Play, Mistletoe and Murder, Cream Buns and Crime, A Spoonful of Murder, Death in the Spotlight, Top Marks for Murder, Death Sets Sail and Once Upon a Crime. She is also the author of the Ministry of Unladylike Activity series (The Ministry of Unladylike Activity, The Body in the Blitz and A Stocking Full of Spies) and The Guggenheim Mystery, the sequel to Siobhan Dowd's The London Eye Mystery. Almost the Whole Truth, her first adult book, will publish in 2027 from Viking in the UK and Crown in the US.

Robin was born in California and grew up in an Oxford college, across the road from ...more

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	Murder Most Unladylike (Murder Most Unladylike, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 30,012 ratings — published 2014 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arsenic for Tea (Murder Most Unladylike, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 15,778 ratings — published 2015 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	First Class Murder (Murder Most Unladylike, #3) 4.30 avg rating — 12,846 ratings — published 2015 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jolly Foul Play (Murder Most Unladylike, #4) 4.27 avg rating — 10,900 ratings — published 2016 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mistletoe and Murder (Murder Most Unladylike, #5) 4.29 avg rating — 10,362 ratings — published 2016 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Spoonful of Murder (Murder Most Unladylike, #6) 4.37 avg rating — 8,855 ratings — published 2018 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death in the Spotlight (Murder Most Unladylike, #7) 4.45 avg rating — 7,772 ratings — published 2018 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Top Marks for Murder (Murder Most Unladylike, #8) 4.31 avg rating — 6,754 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death Sets Sail (Murder Most Unladylike #9) 4.51 avg rating — 6,399 ratings — published 2020 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cream Buns and Crime (Murder Most Unladylike, #0.5, 3.5, 4.5) 3.93 avg rating — 4,617 ratings — published 2017 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Mistletoe and Murder special edition!

We’ve been working through the special editions of my Murder Most Unladylike series for a little while – and the latest book up for a refresh is Mistletoe and Murder!

It’s out now in all good bookshops (and online, though if you want to make absolutely sure of getting this beautiful edition I suggest you go into your local bookstore and pick it up in person), with a gorgeous sprayed edge and a new

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Murder Most Unladylike (9 books)
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The Ministry of Unladylike Activity (3 books)
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Rosie and Jim - Storybooks Series (26 books)
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Sunrise by the Sea (Little Beach Street Bakery #4)

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White Boots

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Robin Stevens said: " Warm and wonderful, this is a hug of a story about friendship, ambition and family that's dated in the best possible way. ...more "

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The Night Hawks (Ruth Galloway #13)

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Robin Stevens wrote a new blog post Mistletoe and Murder special edition! We’ve been working through the special editions of my Murder Most Unladylike series for a little while – and the latest book up for a refresh is Mistl Read more of this blog post »
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Robin Stevens answered Erin Mchugh's question: Would you ever consider writing a short story about Bertie and Harold? I love having them feature in my stories, but I probably wouldn't write one focused on them - but you are very welcome to do so in fanfic if you'd like!
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“After all, grown-ups always underestimate children. Children never underestimate each other.”
― Robin Stevens, Mistletoe and Murder

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“One of the rules of the Detective Society is that we never say no to tea.”
― Robin Stevens, Mistletoe and Murder

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“It really is silly when adults try to protect children, as though we are not on our way to becoming adults ourselves.”
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Mystery March Readathon 2023
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Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: The Death of Nancy Drew by Anthony Del Col

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Murder Most Unladylike (Murder Is Bad Manners) by Robin Stevens

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The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd

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