Medium – Book
About the Book – Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are the founding members of the Detective Society, which they have set up at their school, Deepdean. They are invited to Egypt by their classmate Amina, and end up cruising down the Nile in the company of Amina, Hazel’s father and sisters, the girls’ friends Alex and George, and their tutors/nannies/governesses. Also present are the Breath of Life society, a group of English ladies and gentlemen who believe themselves to the the reincarnated forms of the Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs. One morning, the leader of the group is found murdered and her sleepwalking daughter is found covered in blood. But not all is as it seems… and one of the girls will not be making the return journey.
My Rating – 4.5/5
My Thoughts – This is the first of the ‘Murder Most Unladylike’ books that I have read, and I have to say that I really enjoyed it. I liked the fact that it was a ‘children’s’ (or at least young adult) book and not too gory, but had just the right amount of suspense and intrigue to make it a exciting and interesting detective story. The story had two good twists at the end, which I was not expecting, and which added to the enjoyment! I found that the way the author introduced the book was excellent – it really kept me reading and I really wanted to finish the book.
The two main characters (Daisy and Hazel) are delightful, and I really enjoyed the dynamic between the two. Daisy has feelings for another girl, her friend Amina, and I thought that this was dealt with really well – there was no sense that this was a problem or unaccepted, it was just a fact included in the book. Daisy is very much the ‘Sherlock’ of the two, sometimes unthinking about other people’s feelings and very brilliant. Hazel is much more caring, level-headed and methodical, and she does sometimes notice things Daisy does not. I also really enjoyed the burgeoning relationship between Hazel and Alex, and the characters of Hazel’s half-sisters, May and Rose. Both were really lovable, and I am super excited to hear that the author is already planning some books with May! Overall a book I would read again, and one where I would like to read the other books in the series.
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