When the door is broken down, a passenger is found murdered, her stunning ruby necklace gone.īut the killer has vanished - as if into thin air.ĭaisy and Hazel are faced with their first ever locked-room mystery - and with competition from several other sleuths, who are just as determined to crack the case. Then, during dinner, there is a scream from inside one of the cabins.
A rumbustious reworking of Agatha Christie's Orient Express caper' New Statesmanĭaisy Wells and Hazel Wong are taking a holiday on the world-famous Orient Express - and it's clear that each of their fellow first-class passengers has something to hide.Įven more intriguing: there is rumour of a spy in their midst. Hazel and Daisy are aboard the Orient Express: cue spies, priceless jewels, a murder and seriously upgraded bun breaks' The Bookseller ‘ First Class Murder‘ like its predecessors, is a gripping, tight, believable book- one that we’re proud to recommend to all our readers.The third instalment in the bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series just like the iconic Agatha Christie, Hazel and Daisy have boarded the Orient Express! Readers, by now, at the third book, know they are in superb hands. So, too, is her literacy, her clever plotting, her knowledge of her characters, their history and setting. Robin Stevens’ admiration for Agatha Christie is clear. This time, yet again, they’re up against it- a locked carriage, a magician, a will, a double- agent, and planted evidence. Without police support and only the ineffective investigations of Dr Sandwich and a young accomplice, it seems it’s up to Wells & Wong to crack the case. Read reviews and buy First Class Murder - (A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery) by Robin Stevens (Hardcover) at Target. However, his plan for an historical spin across Europe for her, and Wells & Wong Detective Society President, Daisy Wells, aboard the Orient Express, does little to deter the budding investigators, especially when there’s a murder aboard their carriage. After the dreadful events at Fallingford over Easter, Hazel’s father is keen for his daughter to be kept away from murder and intrigue.
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