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Robin Stevens

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Robin's books are: Murder Most Unladylike (Murder is Bad Manners in the USA), Arsenic for Tea (Poison is Not Polite in the USA), First Class Murder, Jolly Foul Play, Mistletoe and Murder, Cream Buns and Crime, A Spoonful of Murder, Death in the Spotlight and Top Marks for Murder. She is also the author of The Guggenheim Mystery, the sequel to Siobhan Dowd's The London Eye Mystery.

Robin was born in California and grew up in an Oxford college, across the road from the house where Alice in Wonderland lived. She has been making up stories all her life.

When she was twelve, her father handed her a copy of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and she realised that she wanted to be either Hercule Poirot or Agatha Christie when she grew up. When it occurred ...more

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	Murder Most Unladylike (Murder Most Unladylike, #1) 4.03 avg rating — 28,850 ratings — published 2014 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arsenic for Tea (Murder Most Unladylike, #2) 4.24 avg rating — 15,170 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	First Class Murder (Murder Most Unladylike, #3) 4.30 avg rating — 12,331 ratings — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jolly Foul Play (Murder Most Unladylike, #4) 4.28 avg rating — 10,472 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mistletoe and Murder (Murder Most Unladylike, #5) 4.30 avg rating — 9,961 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Spoonful of Murder (Murder Most Unladylike, #6) 4.38 avg rating — 8,458 ratings — published 2018 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death in the Spotlight (Murder Most Unladylike, #7) 4.46 avg rating — 7,415 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Top Marks for Murder (Murder Most Unladylike, #8) 4.32 avg rating — 6,417 ratings — published 2019 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death Sets Sail (Murder Most Unladylike #9) 4.52 avg rating — 6,073 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cream Buns and Crime (Murder Most Unladylike, #0.5, 3.5, 4.5) 3.93 avg rating — 4,430 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I’m very excited to offer schools – and fans – another chance to hear me talk this month!

I’m partnering up with the National Archives for their first ever school event, a free online event on Wednesday March 25th at 1:30pm.

This is a little different from my usual events – I’m going to be talking about my research process, and how I write about the 1930s and 1940s in a way that’s accessible for mo

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Rosie and Jim - Storybooks Series (26 books)
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Sunrise by the Sea (Little Beach Street Bakery #4)

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White Boots

by Noel Streatfeild

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Robin Stevens said: " Warm and wonderful, this is a hug of a story about friendship, ambition and family that's dated in the best possible way. ...more "

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The Night Hawks (Ruth Galloway #13)

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Robin Stevens answered Erin Mchugh's question: Would you ever consider writing a short story about Bertie and Harold? I love having them feature in my stories, but I probably wouldn't write one focused on them - but you are very welcome to do so in fanfic if you'd like!
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Robin Stevens answered Liyani Pickford's question: Hi! I have fallen in love with your murder most unladylike series! Are you going to wright anymore books after the death sets sail? Have you written more that I am not aware about? Thank you so much! I have three books of the Ministry of Unladylike Activity spin-off series - and after that ... well, all I can say is that I'm not done with the world of MMU yet!
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Robin Stevens made a comment on Ministry of Unladylike Activity – audio edition! " ✯mya✯ wrote: "Thank you!" You can't, I'm sorry! ...more "
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“After all, grown-ups always underestimate children. Children never underestimate each other.”
― Robin Stevens, Mistletoe and Murder

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“One of the rules of the Detective Society is that we never say no to tea.”
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“It really is silly when adults try to protect children, as though we are not on our way to becoming adults ourselves.”
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Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: The Death of Nancy Drew by Anthony Del Col

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Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead

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Murder Most Unladylike (Murder Is Bad Manners) by Robin Stevens

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The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd

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Five on a Treasure Island by Enid Blyton (write-in)

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Pepper's Rules for Secret Sleuthing by Briana McDonald

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Dead Girls Don't Write Letters by Gail Giles

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