Set in a 1930s
boarding school, this story will please anyone who enjoys a good old
‘whodunnit’ with so many suspects and possible motives for murder that your own
school will seem boring by comparison (or perhaps not?!)
Hazel, the narrator, and her
best friend, the annoyingly perfect and all-round popular Daisy, must work
through the suspects, alibis and motives. Each new snippet of information
changes the investigation. As Hazel narrates, you feel you are a part of the detective
agency yourself, as you know as much as Hazel & Daisy do. Hazel, from Hong
Kong, has to navigate the strangeness of English boarding school life with its
prejudices & customs (and the wonderful bun breaks, which really should be reintroduced back into the modern school day!). Her friendship with Daisy is put to the
test as they draw closer to identifying the murderer. Hazel is a likeable narrator and I felt I was in very capable hands.
'Murder most unladylike' is the first book in a series of mysteries which Hazel and Daisy have to solve. This one was a tad slow to get going, but once the investigation was in full swing, I
was hooked. I was totally wrong in my suspicions as to who the murderer was -
will you do any better..?
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