Cream buns and crime : tips, tricks, and tales from the Detective Society

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Title:

Author:

Stevens, Robin, 1988- author.

Series:

Murder most unladylike..

Summary:

"Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are famous for the murder cases they have solved--but there are many other mysteries in the pages of Hazel's casebook, including the macabre Case of the Deepdean Vampire, the baffling Case of the Blue Violet, and even their very first case of all: the Case of Lavinia's Missing Tie. Packed with these brilliant new mini-mysteries and peppered with Daisy and Hazel's own detecting tips, tricks, and facts, this is the perfect book for fans and budding members of the Detective Society."--Amazon.

Audience:

Ages 10 and Up. Simon and Schuster.

Grades 7-9. Simon and Schuster.

General Note:

"Originally published in Great Britain in 2017 by Puffin Books"--Title page verso.

Edition:

First US edition.

Contents:

How to set up your own detective society -- The case of Lavinia's missing tie -- Daisy's guide to detecting -- The case of the blue violet -- The golden age of detective stories with Robin Stevens -- The queens of crime -- Daisy's top detectives -- The books that made murder most unladylike -- The secret of Weston School -- The junior Pinkerton's secret world of spies -- Codebreaking with Hazel Wong -- The case of the Deepdean vampire -- George's guide to unsolved mysteries -- Cream buns and crime -- The mystery of the missing bunbreak -- The great detective quiz.

Physical Description:

267 pages ; 21 cm.

Genre:

Detective and mystery fiction.

Historical fiction.

Short stories.

Subject Term:

Wells, Daisy (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction.

Wong, Hazel (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction.

Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.

Boarding schools -- Juvenile fiction.

Schools -- Juvenile fiction.