Robin Stevens is Agatha Christie for children: her books have all the rich satisfactions, all the twists and pleasures and the enormous delights of instant mystery classics. Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK ISBN: 9780241429860 Number of pages: 416 Weight: 599 g Dimensions: 222 x 162 x 37 mm MEDIA REVIEWSĪs funny, clever, and warm as we've come to expect from Robin Stevens, The Ministry of Unladylike Activity is such a delight - Louise O'Neill May and Eric know if they can gather enough evidence on their suspect, the Ministry will have to take them on.īut there are more secrets at Elysium Hall than May or Eric could ever have imagined. It soon becomes clear that one of the family is passing information to Germany. Masquerading as evacuees, May and Eric arrive at Elysium Hall, home to the wealthy Verey family. When May and her friend Eric are turned away by the Ministry, they take matters into their own hands. A child can go places, see things and listen in on conversations in a way that no adult ever can.

May knows that there is no one more perfect to become a spy than a child. Enter May Wong: courageous, smart, stubborn - and desperate to do whatever she can to help end the war, so she can go home to Hong Kong. The start of a thrilling new World War Two mystery series from the number-one-bestselling and multi-award-winning author of Murder Most Unladylike.īritain is at war, and a secret arm of the British government called the Ministry of Unladylike Activity is training up spies.

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