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Robin Stevens

    15 gennaio 1988

    Questa autrice è celebre per i suoi accattivanti romanzi gialli per giovani lettori, spesso ambientati nell'affascinante mondo di una scuola femminile. Le sue narrazioni fondono abilmente trame intriganti con un tono giocoso, rendendo i complessi misteri accessibili ed entusiasmanti. Attingendo ispirazione dall'età d'oro della narrativa poliziesca, porta una prospettiva fresca al genere con la sua scrittura arguta. Il suo lavoro esplora costantemente temi di amicizia, intelligenza e il brivido della scoperta di segreti.

    Robin Stevens
    Death in the Spotlight
    Death Sets Sail
    Omicidi per signorine
    Il mistero del Guggenheim
    Miss Detective: In vacanza con il morto
    Un mistero... coi fiocchi
    • Un mistero... coi fiocchi

      • 311pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are spending the Christmas hols in snowy Cambridge. Hazel has high hopes of its beautiful spires, cosy libraries and inviting tea-rooms - but there is danger lurking in the dark stairwells of ancient Maudlin College. Three nights before Christmas, there is a terrible accident. At least, it appears to be an accident - until the Detective Society look a little closer, and realise 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 to find the killer (in time for Christmas Day, of course). The fabulously festive fifth mystery from the bestselling, award-winning author of Murder Most Unladylike.

      Un mistero... coi fiocchi
      4,3
    • Miss Detective: In vacanza con il morto

      • 276pagine
      • 10 ore di lettura

      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.

      Miss Detective: In vacanza con il morto
      4,0
    • Il mistero del Guggenheim

      • 258pagine
      • 10 ore di lettura

      Children's author Robin Stevens is to write a sequel to The London Eye Mystery by the late Siobhan Dowd for Penguin Random House Children’s. The London Eye Mystery is about a boy called Ted whose brain has its “own operating system”. When his cousin disappears on the London Eye, Ted and his sister Kat try to solve the mystery of where Salim has gone. The book was first published in June 2007, shortly before Dowd’s death, by Corgi Children’s, which is an imprint of what was then Random House Children’s. Stevens, who is the author of the Murder Most Unladylike series of murder mysteries (PRH Children’s), will write a sequel entitled The Guggenheim Mystery. Dowd came up with the title before her death, though the story itself is a new creation by Stevens. PRH Children’s editorial director Kelly Hurst and commissioning editor Natalie Doherty acquired the world English rights from Hilary Delamere at The Agency and Gemma Cooper at the Bent Agency. Publication of The Guggenheim Mystery set for August 2017 to mark the 10th anniversary of the original, and a portion of the royalties will be donated to the Siobhan Dowd Trust.

      Il mistero del Guggenheim
      4,1
    • Omicidi per signorine

      • 272pagine
      • 10 ore di lettura

      È un pomeriggio come tanti alla scuola Deepdean, quando Hazel trova nella palestra il cadavere della signorina Bell, l'inflessibile insegnante di scienze. Ma poco dopo, quando lei e l'amica Daisy tornano sul luogo del delitto, il corpo della professoressa è scomparso. Per la Wells&Wong, neonata società investigativa fondata da Daisy e Hazel, non si tratta solo di scovare l'assassino, ma anche di dimostrare che un omicidio è avvenuto davvero il tutto cercando di battere la polizia sul tempo! Le atmosfere di Agatha Christie e Arthur Conan Doyle rivivono nella prima indagine di due giovani e spericolate investigatrici.

      Omicidi per signorine
      4,1
    • Death Sets Sail

      • 400pagine
      • 14 ore di lettura

      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.

      Death Sets Sail
      4,5
    • Death in the Spotlight

      • 416pagine
      • 15 ore di lettura

      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 has a nasty habit of catching up with the Detective Society, and it soon becomes clear that there is trouble afoot at the Rue. Jealousy, threats and horrible pranks quickly spiral out of control - and then a body is found. Now Hazel and Daisy must take centre stage and solve the crime . . . before the murderer strikes again.

      Death in the Spotlight
      4,5
    • 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. Something that was not there when the Blitz wreckage was first combed through. Something that has been placed there recently. A body... Could this be the missing Ministry spy that Daisy Wells is on a dangerous mission in France to find? Or could it be someone else - someone a resident of the street wanted silenced . . . ?

      The Ministry of Unladylike Activity 2: The Body in the Blitz
      4,5
    • A Spoonful of Murder

      A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery 06

      • 353pagine
      • 13 ore di lettura

      Shortlisted for a prestigious award, this children's book captivates with its engaging storyline and relatable characters. It explores themes of friendship, bravery, and self-discovery, making it a heartfelt read for young audiences. The narrative is enriched with vibrant illustrations that complement the text, enhancing the overall experience. Ideal for both individual reading and group discussions, this book encourages young readers to embrace their uniqueness and face challenges with courage.

      A Spoonful of Murder
      4,4
    • Daisy and Hazel are finally back at Deepdean, and the school is preparing for a most exciting event: the fiftieth Anniversary.Plans for a weekend of celebrations are in full swing. But all is not well, for in the detectives' long absence, Deepdean has changed. Daisy has lost her 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 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?

      A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery: Top Marks for Murder
      4,3
    • A daring thief has been robbing London's most famous museums. When Daisy's birthday treasure hunt leads them right into the path of the culprit, Daisy and Hazel realise where they'll strike next - the Ancient Egyptian mummy room at the British Museum! With help from their friends (and rivals), the Junior Pinkertons, the girls must crack codes, unravel clues and race against time to solve the mystery

      The Case of the Missing Treasure: A Murder Most Unladylike Mini Mystery
      4,0