Robin Stevens was born in California and grew up in an Oxford college. She has been making up stories all her life. She spent her teenage years at Cheltenham Ladies' College, went on to study crime fiction at university, and then became a children's book editor. She is now a full-time writer and the creator of the bestselling, award-winning Murder Most Unladylike series. Robin lives in London with her husband and her pet bearded dragon, Watson.
Festive, fun and full of mystery * Country Life * Robin Stevens continues to impress * Booktrust * Nancy Drew meets the Chalet School in this clever crime novel set in the 1930s. Robin Stevens' period detail, strong characters and meticulous plotting come together in a satisfying story * Scotsman * A superb puzzle . . . Splendidly seasonal * Metro * Superb * Telegraph * Fabulous * The Times * Simply spiffing * Daily Mail *