The Case of the Blue Violet (A Murder Most Unladylike Mini Mystery)

by Robin Stevens

I am the Honourable Daisy Wells, President of the Detective Society, one of the greatest detectives ever known - and also a fourth former at Deepdean School for Girls.

Violet Darby - one of the Big Girls - recently asked me to solve a most puzzling romantic mystery. I knew I'd be able to crack the case, and I did, in just a day and a half. It was one of my greatest triumphs (Hazel Wong, my Vice-President and best friend, is telling me that this is boasting, but it is also the truth). Hazel didn't believe I would have the patience to write the account of it, but of course, she was wrong. I did write it down, and it came out very well.

I now, therefore, present to you: the Case of the Blue Violet.

• ISBN10: 0141369744
• ISBN13: 9780141369747
• Publish Date: 4 February 2016
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
• Imprint: Puffin
• Edition: Digital original
• Format: eBook (EPUB)
• Pages: 64
• Language: English

Reviews

Well this definitely didn't make me like Daisy Wells any more than I did prior to reading. She's a compete and utter jerk 99.9% of the time. Especially to Hazel.

I shall set up my own detective agency with Hazel Wong. She is my Vice-President, and I suppose my best friend too, although that sounds less official. I haven’t asked her yet, but I’m quite sure she’ll agree. Hazel is a very good sort of person, a true brick. Sometimes she does think for herself rather, just as though she ran the Detective Society instead of me, but I have tried to train her out of it. Largely she does listen.

Stevens, Robin. The Case of the Blue Violet: A Murder Most Unladylike Mini Mystery . Penguin Books Ltd. Kindle Edition.

Oh. Well then. As long as she's trying to train her supposed "best friend" out of thinking for herself and to just listen to her and do everything she says. I can't imagine why I'm not all that fond of Daisy Wells.

Hazel made a face at me, which I ignored. She is sometimes far too soft with clients for her own good.

Stevens, Robin. The Case of the Blue Violet: A Murder Most Unladylike Mini Mystery . Penguin Books Ltd. Kindle Edition.

Yes, unlike Daisy, Hazel has a little something called empathy. I haven't particularly liked Daisy in the previous novels and reading her point of view doesn't make her more likeable. But my problems with Daisy are old hat at this point. Honestly, I still don't know why I'm reading this series but I am determined to get to the end. Regardless, this book was a quick read. The mystery itself was pretty straightforwards. It was fairly obvious what the solution was, even without being lead to the answer. 1.5 stars, rounded to 2.