First Class Murder (Murder Most Unladylike Mystery) (Wells & Wong Mystery)

by Robin Stevens

From the author of Murder Most Unladylike. Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are taking a holiday on the world-famous Orient Express - and it's clear that each of their fellow first-class passengers has something to hide. Even more intriguing: there is rumour of a spy in their midst. Then, during dinner, there is a scream from inside one of the cabins. When the door is broken down, a passenger is found murdered, her stunning ruby necklace gone. But the killer has vanished - as if into thin air. Daisy and Hazel are faced with their first ever locked-room mystery - and with competition from several other sleuths, who are just as determined to crack the case.

• ISBN13: 9780552570749
• Publish Date: 30 July 2015
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 9 February 2016
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
• Imprint: Corgi Childrens
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 336
• Language: English

Reviews

Well this is easily the best book of the series so far. The murder mystery was exciting and it's been too long since I've read Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express for me to remember exactly what happened. (Although to be fair I always forget endings, probably why I never really find all mysteries repetitive - I just can't remember) Whether or not it's an exact rewrite or not, I found it interesting and riveting.

Hazel is developed further as a person. She is now angry and offended by racist remarks and actions which is an improvement from the previous two books where she just brushed it off. I also don't particularly get why her and Daisy are friends half the time. They're not really all that nice to each other. They don't even seem to really like one another. Daisy was a bit less condescending and hateful towards Hazel, but Hazel seems to have taken over. I mean enjoy this gem.

Daisy narrowed her eyes at me. I think she was trying to decide if I was making a joke at her expense – and perhaps I was, a little. After all, it has been a very long time since I believed in the myth of Daisy Wells. Yes, she is President of the Detective Society, but I am its Vice-President, and if I do not take her down a peg or two from time to time, who will?

Stevens, Robin. A Murder Most Unladylike Collection: Books 1, 2 and 3 (Murder Most Unladylike Collections) . Penguin Books Ltd. Kindle Edition.

Yes sounds like a healthy relationship to me. And when Hazel first sees Alexander she doesn't really like him, the second Daisy says she's against him, Hazel loves him. As I've pointed out in my first two reviews this series has major flaws - but I find it riveting nonetheless and so will continue on with the rest of the series.