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Arsenic For Tea: A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery Paperback – International Edition, September 27, 2016
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- Reading age9 - 12 years
- Print length352 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade level4 - 7
- Dimensions5 x 0.9 x 7.8 inches
- PublisherPuffin
- Publication dateSeptember 27, 2016
- ISBN-100141369795
- ISBN-13978-0141369792
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- Publisher : Puffin (September 27, 2016)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 352 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0141369795
- ISBN-13 : 978-0141369792
- Reading age : 9 - 12 years
- Grade level : 4 - 7
- Item Weight : 9 ounces
- Dimensions : 5 x 0.9 x 7.8 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,496,982 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #9,655 in Children's Mystery, Detective, & Spy
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About the author
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 (containing the ebook shorts The Case of the Blue Violet and The Case of the Deepdean Vampire), A Spoonful of Murder, Death in the Spotlight, Top Marks for Murder, Death Sets Sail and the anthology Once Upon a Crime (containing the short stories The Case of the Missing Treasure and The Case of the Drowned Pearl). She is also the author of The Guggenheim Mystery, the sequel to Siobhan Dowd's The London Eye Mystery, and has contributed to the anthologies Mystery and Mayhem and Return to Wonderland.
Her newest book is The Ministry of Unladylike Activity, the sequel to the Murder Most Unladylike series.
Robin Stevens was born in California and grew up in Oxford, England, 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 realized that she wanted to be either Hercule Poirot or Agatha Christie when she grew up. When it occurred to her that she was never going to be able to grow her own spectacular walrus mustache, she decided that Agatha Christie was the more achievable option.
She spent her teenage years at Cheltenham Ladies' College, a boarding school in England, reading a lot of murder mysteries and hoping that she'd get the chance to do some detecting herself (she didn't). She then went to university, where she studied crime fiction, and worked at a children's publisher.
Robin is now a full-time author who lives in England with her family. Her website can be found at www.robin-stevens.co.uk, and her social media is @redbreastedbird.
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PHENOMENAL!!!!
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- Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2016This was a good book for a teen, sort of Nancy Drew kind of book, but I was just getting back to reading, finished in one night, Enjoyed it.
- Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2017Brilliant book.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2022Wow, I loved this one even more than the 1st book. I FLEW through this. I didn’t ever want to put it down. They mystery, intrigue, quirky cast of suspects, sleuthing goodness, danger, & EVERYTHING were even more incredible in here. I loved the change of location, & everything we learn here & what it shows us about 1 of our characters in particular. The intrigue kept me guessing, & I was SHOCKED at whodunnit. I couldn’t even guess. I went back & forth so many times with who I thought did it-wrong, wrong, wrong lol. All the detective society stuff was amped up even more as well, & I just LOVE everything detective-y about these lol It’s done phenomenally. I have no idea what the English goodies are they’re eating half the time, but regardless, they sound so yummy & I recommend reading these curled up with a blanket & some yummy treats. Such cozy reads in general. The story/mystery was built up at the perfect pace, with well placed/timed clues sprinkled about. These can get dark, I mean Murder mystery lol, but they’re just such great fun. Loving the development of Hazel & Daisy’s friendship. They’ve both already come such a long way in this friendship, but still have some work to do. Daisy with giving Hazel more credit & being less forceful, & she can still be mean occasionally..although not really mean to Hazel all that much in this. And Hazel has done great finding her voice, but she still also has some work to do on standing up for herself more, & not just following Daisy with everything. One thing I was perturbed about was that Hazel didn’t get credit for a huge thing at the end. Daisy should have given her sole credit for that one-but that wouldn’t be Daisy lol Hazel didn’t even say anything, plus it didn’t bother her at all or her even think a thing about it-but that’s just Hazel. I love them lol. This writing is also terrific, & just sucks you right into the story. Superbly written dialogue between characters, & amazingly written characters in general really. The author also has such a knack for writing the best cast of suspects for a murder mystery. Highly entertaining. Highly recommend! I again read the BEAUTIFUL UK edition with cover by Nina Tara, but I also have the BEAUTIFUL US edition with cover by Elizabeth Baddeley.💜
5.0 out of 5 stars PHENOMENAL!!!!Wow, I loved this one even more than the 1st book. I FLEW through this. I didn’t ever want to put it down. They mystery, intrigue, quirky cast of suspects, sleuthing goodness, danger, & EVERYTHING were even more incredible in here. I loved the change of location, & everything we learn here & what it shows us about 1 of our characters in particular. The intrigue kept me guessing, & I was SHOCKED at whodunnit. I couldn’t even guess. I went back & forth so many times with who I thought did it-wrong, wrong, wrong lol. All the detective society stuff was amped up even more as well, & I just LOVE everything detective-y about these lol It’s done phenomenally. I have no idea what the English goodies are they’re eating half the time, but regardless, they sound so yummy & I recommend reading these curled up with a blanket & some yummy treats. Such cozy reads in general. The story/mystery was built up at the perfect pace, with well placed/timed clues sprinkled about. These can get dark, I mean Murder mystery lol, but they’re just such great fun. Loving the development of Hazel & Daisy’s friendship. They’ve both already come such a long way in this friendship, but still have some work to do. Daisy with giving Hazel more credit & being less forceful, & she can still be mean occasionally..although not really mean to Hazel all that much in this. And Hazel has done great finding her voice, but she still also has some work to do on standing up for herself more, & not just following Daisy with everything. One thing I was perturbed about was that Hazel didn’t get credit for a huge thing at the end. Daisy should have given her sole credit for that one-but that wouldn’t be Daisy lol Hazel didn’t even say anything, plus it didn’t bother her at all or her even think a thing about it-but that’s just Hazel. I love them lol. This writing is also terrific, & just sucks you right into the story. Superbly written dialogue between characters, & amazingly written characters in general really. The author also has such a knack for writing the best cast of suspects for a murder mystery. Highly entertaining. Highly recommend! I again read the BEAUTIFUL UK edition with cover by Nina Tara, but I also have the BEAUTIFUL US edition with cover by Elizabeth Baddeley.💜
Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2022
Images in this review - Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2019I thought this book was a great book to read but not as good as the last one (murder most unladylike). When Daisy and Hazel go to Daisy house (Falling Ford) for the Easter brake for Daisy's birthday little do they know that ther is murder coming just around the corner
- Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2018I loved the first book in the "Wells and Wong Mysteries" and was eager for more adventures with the two amateur detectives from Deepdean School for Girls. Set in the 1930s, Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong make for a rather odd pair: the former is a wilful and confident English heiress, while the latter is an introverted girl sent from Hong Kong by her father to gain an English education. Just as Daisy hides her great intellect, Hazel hides her family's great wealth, though the two of them are remarkably good at finding out the secrets of others.
In the previous book "Murder Most Unladylike", they investigated the death of a teacher at their boarding school, and are now at Daisy's family estate, Fallingford, for the holidays. As much as she enjoyed solving a crime, Hazel is glad the excitement is over. Unlike Daisy, who didn't seem the slightest bit concerned that a murderer was in their midst, Hazel takes death and violence a little more seriously.
But things aren't all fun and games at Fallingford. A lot of Daisy's extended family are taken aback at the sight of a Chinese girl in their midst, and Daisy herself is furious at the behaviour of her mother, who is openly flirting with one of her male friends. With all the tension in the air, it seems inevitable that there's another death; one that occurs during Daisy's birthday party no less.
After one of the guests falls fatally ill after drinking a cup of tea, the girls decide to investigate – but it's a little more delicate this time around considering most of the suspects are all members of Daisy's family.
Moving the mystery-solving from Deepdean School to Fallingford was a good idea, as it allows us to get a little more insight into Daisy's family and her personality (not to mention Hazel's ongoing confusion with English customs). As in the last book, there is some tension between Daisy and Hazel when it comes to how the mystery should be solved, with each one reluctant to point the finger at certain people in the house. Best of all, Robin Stevens fills her book with interesting character beats and surprising twists. There are moments of true poignancy here – it makes me wish these books were better known.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2023I loved the book even more than the first one. It follows Daisy and Hazel to Daisy's house, along with their friends, Kitty and Beanie, where they celebrate Daisy's birthday. Then a guest is poisoned-- and The Detective Society doubles to crack the case. I recommend that you read the first one before this one, however. I read it twice in a month!
- Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2018So far I have read eight books in this series, and this one is my favorite. Daisy, who was delightfully superior and full of herself in the first book, has to deal with her flawed family, most of whom are suspects in this new murder. And she painfully grows up a little bit. The main reason that I love this book is Daisy's father, Lord Hastings, a wonderful three-dimensional man who has many of the same virtues and foolish weaknesses that you and I have, but much exaggerated. By the way, I much prefer the British/international versions of these books. I think that young American readers can delight in the sometimes puzzling differences in language.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2021The most Amazing book I have read this year, this is the second book in this series and is about two girls, Daisy and Hazel. We are now in Daisys home, fallingford for her birthday! But one of the guests is found murdered. With the police unable to arive and secrets unfolding left and right, the girs must solve the case without being noticed and before it's too late!
Top reviews from other countries
- Ga89londonReviewed in the United Kingdom on October 28, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars My 10-year old loves
My daughter loves this series! It’s age appropriate
- jjgReviewed in Canada on May 31, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars arrived even before the anticipated date
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- Rani KumariReviewed in India on June 1, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars Good
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Il Filo di Arianna.Reviewed in Italy on November 29, 2017
4.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo seguito!
Nonostante sia un libro middle-grade, trovo che sia super intelligente e ben costruito, e soprattutto tratta i lettori con intelligenza e non li sottovaluta.
La copertina flessibile ha la costina un po' rigida.
Per quanto riguarda il livello di inglese, trovo che sia molto fattibile (ci sono dei termini di slang, ma alcuni sono spiegati nel glossario in fondo).
- DReviewed in Australia on October 30, 2020
5.0 out of 5 stars Arsenic For Tea: A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery
I loved it! Arsenic For Tea is exciting, funny and memorable, it was a pleasure to read it. The fact that it was written as though in a diary only adds to its thrill, Arsenic For Tea is a must read for (besides under 9 year olds) any ages.