The Ministry of Unladylike Activity 2: The Body in the Blitz
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Pub Date 12 Oct 2023 | Archive Date 25 Jan 2024
Penguin Random House UK Children's | Puffin
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Description
The second thrilling adventure in the new World War Two mystery series from the million-copy-bestselling author of Murder Most Unladylike.
'Robin Stevens is Agatha Christie for children' Katherine Rundell
March 1941. Britain is at war, and a secret agency called the Ministry of Unladylike Activity is training up children as spies - because grown-ups always underestimate them. Enter May, Eric and Nuala: brave, smart, and the Ministry's newest recruits.
May's big sister Hazel has arranged for them to stay on a quiet street close to the Ministry. And it is in the bombed-out house at the end of that street that they discover something mysterious. Something that was not there when the Blitz wreckage was first combed through. A body . . .
Could this be the missing Ministry spy that Daisy Wells is on a dangerous mission in France to find? Or could it be someone else - someone a resident of the street wanted silenced . . . ?
Praise for Robin Stevens:
'Absolutely thrilling' Louie Stowell
'Superb' Observer
'Funny, clever and warm . . . Such a delight' Louise O'Neill
'Jolly gripping stuff' The Times
'Spirited and fun . . . A must for young murder mystery fans' Bookseller
'Triumphant . . . Deserves to be read for years to come' Guardian
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780241429914 |
| PRICE | £8.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 464 |
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Featured Reviews
Nicola W, Reviewer
I read the first one in record time and have such fond memories of reading it! The second in the series, Body in the Blitz was a fantastic follow on from the first. It’s not absolutely vital to have read the first one as the second one one sets itself up well enough for you to slip into it and pick up everything you need to. But I’d recommend it, because it’s awesome.
I loved being back with our fearsome trio - May, Eric and Nuala and this time, they’re spies in training! They still find themselves wrapped up in a mystery with a dead body on their hands. Or rather, in the rubble of a bombed out house but the dates don’t quite match up and that body shouldn’t be there…
They really are a formidable team and I always enjoy reading how they work together. They all balance each other out so well- the always cautious and meticulous Eric, the clever and confident Fiona and May, the hothead whirlwind who sometimes lets her mouth run quicker than her head. They all really are fab characters!
The plot was so compelling and I couldn’t stop reading. They’re so exciting and you truly get embroiled into the tale.
I’ve loved this series so far and can’t wait for the next instalment!
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