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《The Ministry of Unladylike Activity》系列第三集，延續二戰背景，由被稱「兒童文學界的Agatha Christie」的Robin Stevens為各位讀者帶來更多刺激的謎團探索。故事設定在1941年12月，接近聖誕節時，一顆炸彈轟炸了Deepdean女子學校，混亂中May和Nuala被送往May的姐姐Hazel Wong所在的布萊切利公園（Bletchley Park）——英國著名的密碼破解中心。抵達後，她們立刻陷入迄今最危險的案件：一名破譯員遭槍擊，表面看似意外死亡，卻在口袋中發現一則可疑且極機密的訊息。這名破譯員究竟是為敵方工作的間諜？還是有人栽贓陷害？更令人吃驚的是，Daisy的哥哥Bertie Wells成了嫌疑犯。May、Nuala和朋友Eric必須揭開真相，證明Bertie的清白。但身處充滿英國最聰明頭腦的神祕布萊切利公園，他們必須小心觀察、仔細聆聽，破解層層謎團，並揭露令人震驚的幕後秘密。'Robin Stevens is Agatha Christie for children' - Katherine Rundell‘It’s hard to know where to start. There’s so much to say – about the murders, and the codes, and the spy, that I’m getting tangled up in the story already...'It's December 1941, and almost Christmas, when a bomb falls on Deepdean School for Girls. May and Nuala are whisked away from the chaos and sent to stay with May's big sister, Hazel Wong, who is working at Bletchley Park.Within seconds, they're thrown straight into their most dangerous case yet. A codebreaker has been shot in what appears to be a

《The Ministry of Unladylike Activity》系列第二集由百萬暢銷作家Robin Stevens打造，繼續帶領年輕讀者進入充滿謎團與緊張氣氛的偵探世界。這次主角May、Eric和Nuala三人，成為部門的新成員。May的姐姐Hazel幫助他們安排在一條靜謐街道住下，這條街因戰爭而聚集了各式人物。在一次調查中，他們發現了被轟炸的街尾一間房子的地下室裡藏著一具屍體，這具屍體並非戰前殘跡查驗時所見，顯然是近期有人刻意放置。這具屍體是否就是正在法國執行危險任務的間諜Daisy Wells失蹤的同伴？或者是街道某位居民想要隱藏的秘密人物？The second thrilling and unputdownable mystery starring a new generation of the Detective Society, from the million-copy-bestselling author of Murder Most Unladylike: Robin Stevens.March 1941. Britain is at war, and a secret agency called the Ministry of Unladylike Activity is training up children as spies - because grown-ups always underestimate them. Enter May, Eric and Nuala: courageous, smart, and the Ministry's newest recruits.May's big sister Hazel has arranged for them to stay on a quiet street close to the Ministry, home to an unlikely collection of people thrown together by the war. And it is in the basement of the bombed-out house at the end of that street that they discover something mysterious. Som

★以二戰為背景，融合間諜訓練與謀殺懸疑，情節緊湊刺激。★豪宅內的家族秘密與驚人謀殺案，讓讀者欲罷不能，適合中小學生閱讀。《The Ministry of Unladylike Activity》是多次獲獎、暢銷作家Robin Stevens最新推出的二戰懸疑冒險新作，開啟一段充滿刺激與謎團的系列。故事背景設定在1940年，二戰如火如荼地進行，英國政府的秘密機構“不淑女活動部”（Ministry of Unladylike Activity）正在訓練間諜。女主角 May Wong勇敢又堅韌，迫切想為結束戰爭出一份力，好能夠回香港，並且希望能擺脫令她頭痛的學校生活。她堅信自己是個天生的間諜，因為大人們總是低估像她這樣的孩子。當May和朋友Eric被部門拒絕後，兩人決定自立自強，偽裝成戰爭疏散人員，並前往Elysium Hall調查一個有錢的Verey家族，如果能證明家族其中有人為納粹德國傳遞情報，兩人就有機會被官方聘用。但沒想到Elysium Hall隱藏的秘密遠超想像，而隨後發生的謀殺案，更讓局勢錯綜複雜....The start of a thrilling new Second World War mystery series from the number-one-bestselling and multi-award-winning author of Murder Most Unladylike.'Superb' Observer'Meticulous and sharp' Guardian'Engaging . . . You will make the journey with a spring in your step' The Times'Robin Stevens is Agatha Christie for children' Katherine Rundell on the Murder Most Unladylike series1940. Britain is at war, and a secret arm of the British government called the Ministry of Unladylike Activity is training up spies.Enter May Wong: courageous,

A tea party takes a poisonous turn leaving Daisy and Hazel with a new mystery to solve in the second novel of the Wells & Wong Mystery series.Schoolgirl detectives Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong a

Two friends form a detective agency—and must solve their first murder case—in this start to a middle grade mystery series at a 1930s boarding school.Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are best friends at Deep

Take one last dive into the pages of Hazel’s casebook and solve six new mini mysteries in this “smashing” (Booklist) short story collection companion to the internationally bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series!Between solving high-profile murder mysteries, Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong tackle many other cases, like the Case of the Second Scream on the high seas and the Case of the Uninvited Guest at Uncle Felix and Aunt Lucy’s wedding. They compete with the Junior Pinkertons to solve the Hound of Weston School and humor Hazel’s tagalong little sister in the Case of the Deadly Flat. They even put their code-cracking skills to the test to catch a thief in the Case of the Missing Treasure and find their holiday interrupted by murder in the Case of the Drowned Pearl.These riveting new mini mysteries are perfect for fans and budding members of the Detective Society.

Daisy and Hazel return to their beloved Deepdean School for Girls only for a murder to put the school under threat of closure in this gripping eighth novel of the Murder Most Unladylike series.Daisy and Hazel are finally back at Deepdean, and the school is preparing for a most exciting fiftieth anniversary celebration. Plans for a weekend of festivities are in full swing. But in the detectives’ long absence, Deepdean has changed. Daisy has lost her popularity crown to a fascinating new girl, and many of the Detective Society’s old allies are now their sworn enemies.Then the girls witness a shocking incident in the woods close by—a crime that they’re sure is linked to the anniversary. As parents and alumni descend upon Deepdean, decades-old grudges, rivalries, and secrets begin to surface, and soon Deepdean’s future is at stake. Can the girls solve the case and save their home?

Featuring six marvellous mini-mysteries, including four original, brand-new and never-seen-before stories!Discover The Case of the Second Scream, set aboard the ship carrying Daisy and Hazel back from Hong Kong, and The Case of the Uninvited Guest, where Uncle Felix and Aunt Lucy's wedding is the target for an unlikely threat. The Hound of Weston School sees the Junior Pinkertons investigating, and Hazel's little sister May Wong shows her ambition to be the greatest spy ever in The Case of the Deadly Flat. The Case of the Missing Treasure sees the detectives crack fiendish codes to catch a daring thief who is targeting London's most famous museums, while murder follows our sleuths on holiday in The Case of the Drowned Pearl.The perfect book for all Detective Society fans and avid readers of the Murder Most Unladylike series.

The final novel in the number-one bestselling, award-winning Murder Most Unladylike series. Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are in Egypt, where they are taking a cruise along the Nile. They are hoping to see some ancient temples and a mummy or two; what they get, instead, is murder.Also travelling on the SS Hatshepsut is a mysterious society called the Breath of Life: a group of genteel English ladies and gentlemen, who believe themselves to be reincarnations of the ancient pharaohs. Three days into the cruise their leader, Theodora Miller, is found dead in her cabin, stabbed during the night. It soon becomes clear to Daisy and Hazel that Theodora's timid daughter Hephzibah, who is prone to sleepwalking, is being framed.And within the society, everyone has a reason to want Theodora dead... Daisy and Hazel leap into action and begin to investigate their most difficult case yet. But there is danger all around, and only one of the Detective Society will make it home alive...

Hazel and Daisy trade mistletoe for a murder investigation and set out to save the day (Christmas Day that is!) in this fabulously festive fifth novel of the Wells & Wong Mystery series.Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are spending the Christmas holidays in snowy Cambridge. Hazel is looking forward to a calm vacation among the beautiful spires, cozy libraries, and inviting tea-rooms.But there is danger lurking in the dark stairwells of ancient Maudlin College and two days before Christmas, there is a terrible accident. At least, itappearsto be an accident—until the Detective Society looks a little closer, and realizes a murder has taken place. Faced with several irritating grown-ups and fierce competition from a rival agency, they must use all their cunning and courage if they’re going to find the killer before Christmas dinner.

The brilliant new mystery from the bestselling, award-winning author of Murder Most Unladylike.Daisy and Hazel are finally back at Deepdean, and the school is preparing for a most exciting event: the

*A signed anniversary edition of the first award-winning mystery, with an exclusive, brand-new chapter!*Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong have started their own detective agency at Deepdean School for Girls,

“Steven’s storytelling and suspense-building are top-notch.” —School Library Journal “Readers…will find themselves stretching their powers of deduction.” 

A brilliant and gripping mini-mystery from the bestselling author of Murder Most Unladylike. 'I, the Honourable Daisy Wells, have decided to give an account of another mystery the Detective Society ha

The adventure that began in Siobhan Dowd's popular and acclaimed novel The London Eye Mystery at long last continues with Ted, Kat, and their cousin Salim investigating a theft at the Guggenheim Museu

Someone will take their final bow . . . Fresh from their adventure in Hong Kong, Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells are off to the Rue Theatre in London to face an entirely new challenge: acting. But danger h

Hazel and Daisy trade mistletoe for a murder investigation and set out to save the day (Christmas Day that is!) in this fabulously festive fifth novel of the Wells & Wong Mystery series.Daisy Wells an

After a student turns up murdered on Bonfire Night, Hazel and Daisy find themselves entrenched in another mystery in this delightfully charming fourth novel of the Wells & Wong Mystery series.Daisy We

A murdered heiress, a missing necklace, and a train full of shifty, unusual, and suspicious characters leaves Daisy and Hazel with a new mystery to solve in this third novel of the Wells & Wong Myster

When Hazel Wong's beloved grandfather passes away, Daisy Wells is all too happy to accompany her friend (and Detective Society Vice President) to Hazel's family estate in beautiful, bustling Hong Kong

A murdered heiress, a missing necklace, and a train full of shifty, unusual, and suspicious characters leaves Daisy and Hazel with a new mystery to solve in this third novel of the Wells & Wong Myster