The Ministry of Unladylike Activity
From the bestselling author of MURDER MOST UNLADYLIKE
$19.88
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
31 October 2023
Summary
- 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: brave, 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 t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241429877 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241429870 |
| Author: | Robin Stevens |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Imprint: | Puffin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 31 October 2023 |
| Weight: | 284g |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 128mm x 198mm |
| Series: | The Ministry of Unladylike Activity |
| Audience Age: | 8-13 |
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Critics Review
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
Emotionally involving, enjoyably logical and engaging … The sense of place, time and voice are carefully created, and whether you solve the mystery before May, Eric and Nuala or not, you will make the 400-page journey - despite deaths on the way - with a spring in your step – Nicolette Jones * Times *
A new crew of resourceful children takes the helm … Meticulous, lightly worn research and sharp character observation – Imogen Russell-Williams * Guardian *
The author of the bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series is returning to what she does best, which is creating a fictional world full of child detectives, period details, sumptuous settings and, yes, murder … Spirited and fun, this is a must for young murder mystery fans * Bookseller *
Expect excitement, intrigue, friendship and a puzzling mystery – Week Junior
Much superb Agatha Christie-style whodunnitry * Observer *
This is an exciting book full of suspense … I give it 10⁄10! – Lizzie, aged 8 * Nat Geo Kids *
Rip-roaring stuff * Daily Mail *
A fiendishly plotted, astutely observed novel that’s equally perfect for avid Stevens fans and new readers. Absolutely thrilling! – Louie Stowell
Robin Stevens
Robin Stevens is the award-winning author of the Murder Most Unladylike and Ministry of Unladylike Activity series for younger readers. Her books have sold over 3.5 million copies globally and been translated into more than twenty languages. She is a fan of a lot of things, especially crime fiction and true crime. She does not live in the Cotswolds any more. This is her debut adult novel.
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