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Schoolgirl detectives Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are at Daisy's home, Fallingford, for the holidays. Daisy's glamorous mother is throwing a tea party for Daisy's birthday, and the whole family is invited, from eccentric Aunt Saskia to dashing Uncle Felix. But it soon becomes clear that this party isn't really about Daisy at all. Naturally, Daisy is furious.
Then one of their party falls seriously, mysteriously ill - and everything points to poison.
With wild storms preventing anyone from leaving, or the police from arriving, Fallingford suddenly feels like a very dangerous place to be. Not a single person present is what they seem - and everyone has a secret or two. And when someone very close to Daisy looks suspicious, the Detective Society must do everything they can to reveal the truth . . . no matter the consequences.
352 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 29, 2015
#1) Murder Most Unladylike ★★★☆☆
#3) First Class Murder ★★★★☆
#4) Jolly Foul Play ★★★★☆
#5) Mistletoe and Murder ★★★★☆
#6) A Spoonful of Murder ★★★★☆
#7) Death in the Spotlight ★★★★★
#8) Top Marks for Murder ★★★★★
#9) Death Sets Sail ★★★★★

An accurate representation of the reviewer reading the book.
Reviewer's reaction on receiving an advance copy of the book.
In my mind Dashing Uncle Felix looks a lot like Rupert Everett with a monocle.
All that wasted tea and cakes. A tragedy.
But let's have a cuppa anyway, poison's no excuse to miss tea.
I AM EMOTIONALLY COMPROMISED BECAUSE OF FICTIONAL CHARACTERS!
a) mysteries when they aren't slow,
b) children narratives when they aren't immature,
c) family drama when it isn't melodramatic,
d) grown-ups when they/you are idiots but within parameters,
e) again mysteries when their solution and step-by-step procedure coulda been within your capabilities.