This time, Daisy's family's stately home - a hotbed of jealousy and greed - provides a rich cast of suspects when it's not just the cake candles that are snuffed out at a birthday tea party. In the first book, they investigated a murder at their boarding school. Brilliant * The Bookzone * These Agatha-Christie-indebted tales involve detective duo Daisy Wells and her sidekick Hazel Wong, wealthy schoolgirls from England and Hong Kong. Worth cancelling everything for * Did You Ever Stop to Think * Even better than its predecessor. The Agatha Christie-style clues are unravelled with sustained tension and the whole thing is a hoot from start to finish * Daily Mail * A feast for readers - Amanda Craig * New Statesman * Arsenic for Tea is a joy. Stevens has upped her game in this new volume * Telegraph * An entertaining, nostalgic brainteaser * Sunday Times * A delight. These are thrilling books for tween detectives who adore solving dastardly murders, jolly hockey sticks and iced buns for tea * Guardian * A feelgood blend of Malory Towers and Cluedo. The second book in Robin Stevens' fabulous Wells and Wong schoolgirl detective series - think St Trinians mixed with Miss Marple.
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