Robin Stevens's Blog

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 introduction from me.

This edition will be available only as long as stocks last, so don’t hesitate – this is absolutely perfect for any festive gift-giving you may have to do (especially if you, like me, are bad at wrapping presents and can only manage books or other symmetrical hard-edged items).

As some of you may know, my next book won’t be for younger readers. My adult debut, Almost the Whole Truth, is publishing in June 2027 from Viking in the UK and Crown in the US.

It’s the first book I’ve written in a long time that has absolutely nothing to do with Daisy and Hazel (it’s contemporary, not historical, and the main character is Alice Dearlove, who is in her 20s and just had a very bad break-up) but I know that if you’ve read and loved my books, and you’re older than 15 or 16, you’re going to love this book. It’s a murder mystery, it’s got a cast of very strange and amusing characters, and it’s all about what it means to be obsessed with crime fiction and true crime.

I really, truly love it, and I really hope that you’re going to fall in love with it the way you have with my younger fiction. The UK and Irish edition is available to pre-order NOW from Waterstones, Amazon, Blackwell’s and Bookshop.org.uk, and of course I would love it if you pre-ordered from your favourite independent bookshop.

More updates and pre-order links will be on the way – as well as the US and Canada, Almost the Whole Truth will be published in Germany, Italy, Czechia, Hungary, Romania, Spain, Ukraine and France.

Oh, and one more thing: if this makes you worried that I’m going to be an adult author from now on, please don’t despair. I’ve always been very clear that I want to keep writing for younger readers as well, and in fact I have several younger projects in the works right now. More updates on that soon, I hope!

There’s a new exhibition coming to Oxford’s Story Museum this summer, and it’s all about young detectives! Created by young curators using a storyline by Sharna Jackson, it’ll feature plenty of your favourite detectives – including Daisy and Hazel!

I’m very excited to be contributing to the exhibition, and I can’t wait to see the finished product. And I can’t wait for you to see it too!

Here are some articles about the exhibition – and I’ll be sharing more when I can. The opening date is 18th July and it’ll run for a year, so there’s plenty of time to visit!

I don’t have a lot of events this year as I don’t have a new book out, but I am doing two festival events this spring: one in Dublin and one in London. They are:

International Literature Festival Dublin, 16th May, 12pm – a talk followed by a signing

London Children’s Book Festival, 28th June, 3:30pm – a talk followed by a signing

Tickets to both are available now – I really hope I’ll see as many of you there as possible!

And if I’m not coming to your area this time around, as always, don’t worry. I will be doing a much fuller tour next year for my adult book, Almost the Whole Truth, as well as making sure I have an ongoing schedule of children’s events too.

I’m very excited to offer schools – and fans – another chance to hear me talk this month!

I’m partnering up with the National Archives for their first ever school event, a free online event on Wednesday March 25th at 1:30pm.

This is a little different from my usual events – I’m going to be talking about my research process, and how I write about the 1930s and 1940s in a way that’s accessible for modern readers. I’m really looking forward to it, and I hope you’ll join me next week!

Please sign up now via the website, and submit your burning questions to me through the Slido app – there’ll be a Q&A at the end of the event.

I’m delighted to announce that I have something for schools who’d like a visit from me – I’ll be appearing in a virtual schools event on the 20th March in partnership with my publisher Puffin.

Schools (or libraries, or home educators!) can sign up now via this link – the event is on the 20th March at 1:30pm, and it’s totally FREE!

I hope I’ll see lots of you there – I’m so pleased to be able to offer this!

I’m delighted to say that I’ll be visiting Lincoln in February to talk about my books!

I’ll be at the Engine Shed on Saturday 14th February at 3pm – tickets are on sale NOW and include a book with the price of the ticket.

I’ll also be signing after the show – but be aware that we may need to limit signed books to 2 per person depending on audience size.

I’m really looking forward to coming back to Lincoln – see you all soon!

If you missed out on my pre-order campaign with Daunt Books … it’s back for a limited time only! From today until the 3rd of December, you can order a signed and personalised copy of A Stocking Full of Spies from the Daunt Books website.

This is the perfect Christmas present for the Murder Most Unladylike fan in your life, and it’s your last chance to get a signed copy for the holidays … so don’t delay!

For my final event of the year, I’m coming to the Waterstones Piccadilly Christmas evening on the 4th of December from 6-8pm.

This is always such a fun and festive event, with loads of incredible authors to meet – I’m really excited to be a part of it and I can’t wait to talk to you all. This is a totally free event, and you don’t need to book – just turn up!

I’m delighted to be coming back up to Manchester this month to help launch Imperial War Museum North’s new family exhibition, Spies, Lies and Deception!

I’ll be there at 11am on the 29th of November to talk spies, puzzles and war stories, and I’ll then be signing old and new copies of my books at 12pm.

You can book tickets now – they’re free, but spaces are limited, so don’t delay!

I’m very excited about this partnership, and about the exhibition – it’s absolutely perfect for fans of my books, and it’ll be running until 31st August 2026!