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Death Sets Sail

Death Sets Sail

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  • Create Date：2021-06-26 09:52:43
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  • Author：Robin Stevens
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Summary

The final novel in the number-one bestselling， award-winning Murder Most Unladylike series。

Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are in Egypt， where they are taking a cruise along the Nile。 They are hoping to see some ancient temples and a mummy or two; what they get， instead， is murder。

Also travelling on the SS Hatshepsut is a mysterious society called the Breath of Life: a group of genteel English ladies and gentlemen， who believe themselves to be reincarnations of the ancient pharaohs。 Three days into the cruise their leader， Theodora Miller， is found dead in her cabin， stabbed during the night。 It soon becomes clear to Daisy and Hazel that Theodora's timid daughter Hephzibah， who is prone to sleepwalking， is being framed。 And within the society， everyone has a reason to want Theodora dead。。。

Daisy and Hazel leap into action and begin to investigate their most difficult case yet。 But there is danger all around， and only one of the Detective Society will make it home alive。。。

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Reviews

Stephanie Hiddleston ，

I'm gonna miss them so much I'm gonna miss them so much 。。。more

Frances ，

Easy read mystery murder for young teens。 Fast paced action and attractive set of characters。

Beth （tea。andtales） ，

Absolutely LOVED this book。 The series has always been one of my favs and the ending didn’t disappoint。

Katey Lovell ，

So， so good！ The Egyptian backdrop is the perfect setting for the final book in the Wells and Wong series and the emotional twists and turns caused my heart to pang on a number of occasions。 Thank you， Robin Stevens， for creating this wonderful escapist world。

Kim Tyo-Dickerson ，

A wonderfully suspenseful and tragic end to a favorite mystery series， with a few surprises in character development that are refreshingly satisfying。。。but no spoillere here！ First loves， an Egyptian cruise down the Nile， Hazel's father and two little sisters where irrepressible six-year-old May steals every scene！， the Junior Pinkertons Alexander and George， a horribly bloody body， everything we need for a Murder Most Unladylike adventure。 I will miss them！ A wonderfully suspenseful and tragic end to a favorite mystery series， with a few surprises in character development that are refreshingly satisfying。。。but no spoillere here！ First loves， an Egyptian cruise down the Nile， Hazel's father and two little sisters where irrepressible six-year-old May steals every scene！， the Junior Pinkertons Alexander and George， a horribly bloody body， everything we need for a Murder Most Unladylike adventure。 I will miss them！ 。。。more

Victoria Bannon ，

A fitting end。

Gouri Verma ，

OMG！😭 This was the last book in the “murder most unladylike” series and I can’t tell how sad am I feeling😭I love Daisy amd Hazel ， they are my best fictional friends…。I love this series so so so much！！！！！❤️ I don’t want this series to be ever finished ， I want it to keep going😂 The good thing is that our talented author “Robin Stevens” has written more books including Daisy and Hazel but they are like collection of short stories。 I can’t wait to read them❤️I think that this book was the only boo OMG！😭 This was the last book in the “murder most unladylike” series and I can’t tell how sad am I feeling😭I love Daisy amd Hazel ， they are my best fictional friends…。I love this series so so so much！！！！！❤️ I don’t want this series to be ever finished ， I want it to keep going😂 The good thing is that our talented author “Robin Stevens” has written more books including Daisy and Hazel but they are like collection of short stories。 I can’t wait to read them❤️I think that this book was the only book which I disliked a bit😞 Well， I liked it but not as much as I liked the other books in this series❤️ I didn’t like the atmosphere， this book sets in Egypt。 The good thing about this book was that all the detectives worked all together like a family😊Daisy， Hazel， Amina ， Alexander and George ， they together solved the case。 Even Hazel’s father， her sisters， Uncle Felix and Aunt Lucy were there😂 I didn’t expect all of them to be in a single book❤️I really like that how Hazel’s father didn’t forbid her to detect ， he never likes Hazel mixing up with murders but in this book， he did let her to detect😊 I also liked that how Hazel’s sister， May， helped them detecting and she played an important part in solving the murder mystery at the end。 When Hazel thinks that Daisy had died ， that moment was really heartbreaking😭 But…。。Robin Stevens will never leave you with a sad ending😁❤️ Because there was a big twist in the end😁I loved that how easily all the characters found their true love in this book😂 Daisy， Hazel and even George found their true love❤️ I am really suprised that why does Hazel always gets a shock when she comes to know that Daisy is homosexual😂 She knows about it from a longggg time but I am happy that Daisy confessed that she is homosexual❤️And there was a small twist about it😁Once again， I figured out who the murderer was， just like I did in the last book😂 Well， after reading so many great books in this series， I think that I have become a genius in solving mysteries😂❤️ But I still enjoyed reading it because I love Daisy and Hazel’s friendship。I loveddd how Daisy unexpected stands up and asks the ship sailor to handover her the case and shows him that she and Hazel are secret policewomen。 That was soooo cool😂 At first， everybody laughs at them but when she and Hazel shows them their police badges， everybody was gasping😂😂This book was really very good and I like this new character-Amina❤️ She is a sweet girl and is very friendly😊 Other than the unmasking of the murderer， there were a ton of twists and turns which I liked a lot！！！❤️I loved it❤️Go for it…。 。。。more

Tara ，

This book was so brilliant it made me literally cry。 A fantastic way to end the murder most unladylike series。 I would recommend to read this after reading the rest of books。

Erika ，

❤️

Romy ，

Love， love， love this series。 I re-read the whole series before reading this ninth and final book in the series。 Each one is so good！ I love the Egypt setting and the Nike River cruise in this book and love that lots of previous characters feature in this book。 Very sad Robin Stevens decided to finish the series but I look forward to reading whatever she writes next。

NG77 ，

I can’t believe the series is over！ I don’t want this to be the end！

The Book Squirrel ，

This gets the spot of 80th book read/reviewed this year！It's also a great final instalment of the series。 The mystery was intriguing and very well plotted。 The ending was predictable， though。。。 This gets the spot of 80th book read/reviewed this year！It's also a great final instalment of the series。 The mystery was intriguing and very well plotted。 The ending was predictable， though。。。 。。。more

Michelle ，

We come to the end of the novels of the Wells and Wong series （though it appears a collection of short stories is on its way）。 I found the book rather melodramatic and irregularly-paced， for which I docked it one star （maybe unfairly comparing it with Death on the Nile， on which it is based， which I just read and loved）， but it was a fitting end， with the series' usual excellence of intricacy of plot and great characters。 The addition of little May was hilarious and I'm looking forward to readin We come to the end of the novels of the Wells and Wong series （though it appears a collection of short stories is on its way）。 I found the book rather melodramatic and irregularly-paced， for which I docked it one star （maybe unfairly comparing it with Death on the Nile， on which it is based， which I just read and loved）， but it was a fitting end， with the series' usual excellence of intricacy of plot and great characters。 The addition of little May was hilarious and I'm looking forward to reading the series she will be starring in。 。。。more

Trigger Warning Database ，

Trigger & Content Warnings:Blood depictionMurderDrowningPoisoningKnife violence & stabbing

a teen who reads ，

wow。 wowee。 i put off reading this， because it says daisy dies， （not a spoiler because it says so at the very beginning of the book） and i could not bear her to be dead。 However i decided to buck up and read it and OH MY LIFE。 THE ENDING IS AMAZING。 i do not regret reading it， despite me crying ✌️。 this series never ceases to surprise me and i enjoy every turn the detective society takes。 still my favourite series and i doubt that will change any time soon

Heather Gallagher ，

I love the Murder Most Unladylike series - it takes me back to my teenage years when I was addicted to mysteries like Trixie Belden and Nancy Drew。 But this series， set mostly in a fancy boarding school in England in the 1930s， has the addition of cream bun teas and toffy boys and school mistresses - oo er！ The thing I love most about this series though is that unlike the mystery stories of my childhood， it gave the characters room to move and grow。 This book， set on the Nile and the final in th I love the Murder Most Unladylike series - it takes me back to my teenage years when I was addicted to mysteries like Trixie Belden and Nancy Drew。 But this series， set mostly in a fancy boarding school in England in the 1930s， has the addition of cream bun teas and toffy boys and school mistresses - oo er！ The thing I love most about this series though is that unlike the mystery stories of my childhood， it gave the characters room to move and grow。 This book， set on the Nile and the final in the series， saw Hazel step up and take her place as Daisy's equal。 Watching Hazel mature and grow confidence， and Daisy find the courage to come out， has been a joy。 And then there was all the re-enactments and investigations which are always so much fun。 Final shout-out to Hazel's little sister， May who is not only a budding sleuth but seems to have more of a sense of humor than Hazel - hooray！ And， she's about to get her own series。 。。。more

Flora ，

Detective Society Forever。 These books have got me through some tricky nights of trying to rock a baby to sleep and I am sad that they are over！

Dimity Powell ，

Mystery， intrigue， and a good old fashion murder to solve in an exotic land; this final instalment of the， A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery series， is a fitting last hurrah to the teen-run Detective Society。 The cover alone is enough to enthrall and bedazzle with its pharaoh gold embossed cover and striking indigo inked pages。 Best friends Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are afloat down the Nile from Cairo to Aswan when a dastardly crime is committed。 With limited time and adults thwarting their ever Mystery， intrigue， and a good old fashion murder to solve in an exotic land; this final instalment of the， A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery series， is a fitting last hurrah to the teen-run Detective Society。 The cover alone is enough to enthrall and bedazzle with its pharaoh gold embossed cover and striking indigo inked pages。 Best friends Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are afloat down the Nile from Cairo to Aswan when a dastardly crime is committed。 With limited time and adults thwarting their every move， the girls team with the Pinkertons， a teen boy headed sleuthing agency to solve the murder of a questionable religious cult leader。 It's tantalisingly Agatha Christie but with a powerful young cast of characters on hand to inject plenty of originality and pace。 Despite being set in the pre-war era， this tale is suffused with period accurate costuming， language and behaviour yet rings with the same zeal and excitement as a Trixie Beldon mystery， which I adored as a mystery novel ravenous teenager。 Today's teens will experience the same thrill as each mystery builds to a climatic crescendo and satisfying albeit not always expected outcome。 I read this final novel in the series first and was never in any confusion about who was who despite an unfamiliarity with the debut novels。 These books are also fine platforms from which to explore other famous historical female detectives like Maud West。 。。。more

Tashvi Prashant ，

This is my favourite book out them all and this is the first book that made me laugh and cry so much！ I absolutely loved it！

Evie ，

5 stars: Very Good Last Book 😭How was the world building？Very Good ✅GoodOkMehBadExplain: The new setting is perfect。 How were the characters？Very Good ✅GoodOkMehBadExplain:This is one of the only books I’ve teared up about。 How was the plot？Very Good ✅GoodOkMehBadExplain:Foreshadowing is very hard but Robin did it perfectly。

Jessica Van Tassell ，

This series is one of my favorites， and I am so sad to see it end。

Edie Whittam ，

I was a bit sceptical but excited about reading this book as I knew it was the last one in the series。 However， I had nothing to fear as once again the Detective Society flourished again in solving there last murder？ It pays tribute to Agatha Christie's 'Death on the Nile' with the same setting and culture which provides such a brilliant backdrop for this clever murder。 Daisy and Hazel are travelling on their Christmas holidays with Hazel's family and her new love interest。 Also on the boat， ar I was a bit sceptical but excited about reading this book as I knew it was the last one in the series。 However， I had nothing to fear as once again the Detective Society flourished again in solving there last murder？ It pays tribute to Agatha Christie's 'Death on the Nile' with the same setting and culture which provides such a brilliant backdrop for this clever murder。 Daisy and Hazel are travelling on their Christmas holidays with Hazel's family and her new love interest。 Also on the boat， are a group called the 'Breath of Life Society' who believe to be the reincarnations of Ancient Egyptian pharaohs。 So with all this magic and make believe something was bound to go wrong that leaves even the Detective Society at risk of dying。 。。。more

seo ，

this book is like a huge childhood memory for me， and since its ending， i almost cried。 the death of a main character， and you know its a character thats really stuck with me since i began reading this series， made me so sad。

Sophie Crane ，

In this MG homage to Death on the Nile Robin Stevens has completed her Murder Most Unladylike series in perfect style with an entertaining murder mystery which you will not be able to put down。 I am not going to give away any plot spoilers， but if you are a fan of the Detective Society you will need to set aside a few hours and settle down to relish their final case。

Sian ，

Oh wow。 Tense， emotional， heartwarming - a fitting end to the Murder Most Unladylike series。 In this final Agatha Christie-inspired instalment， Daisy and Hazel embark on an adventure to Egypt！ Along with their friends Amina， Alexander and George， they board the SS Hatshepsut for a cruise along the Nile。 But of course， like it always does， murder has followed them。 It’s up to the Detective Society， with the help of the Junior Pinkertons， to solve the mystery of Theodora Miller’s death before they Oh wow。 Tense， emotional， heartwarming - a fitting end to the Murder Most Unladylike series。 In this final Agatha Christie-inspired instalment， Daisy and Hazel embark on an adventure to Egypt！ Along with their friends Amina， Alexander and George， they board the SS Hatshepsut for a cruise along the Nile。 But of course， like it always does， murder has followed them。 It’s up to the Detective Society， with the help of the Junior Pinkertons， to solve the mystery of Theodora Miller’s death before they arrive at Aswan。 But there’s more than meets the eye to The Breath of Life Society。。。I was emotional from the off。 Over the years I feel like I’ve grown attached to Daisy and Hazel as they’ve grown up。 And despite not being a child myself， they’ve always been relatable and fun。 Stevens’ mysteries I’ve often found are much better written than any adult murder mysteries I’ve read！ One of my pet peeves in children’s books is when a long series follows protagonists that are seemingly immortal and never grow up， like copycat Peter Pans。 But， with these two girls it’s not the case， and it allowed Stevens to explore different themes within the final books that she didn’t in the first few。 Particularly the navigation of first loves。 Hazel and Alexander’s feelings for each other were slow burning， awkward and repetitive。 But that’s often how it feels when you’re a teenager， I imagine even more so in the 1930s！ Overall， I absolutely loved it， and I never thought I would be sad it’s come to an end。 But I’m looking forward to reading more about May’s journey！ 。。。more

Alyce Hunt ，

My favourite y’all！！！

Jennifer ，

What a great series！ It's one that gets better with every book。 What a great series！ It's one that gets better with every book。 。。。more

Liz Filleul ，

An enjoyable finale to what's been a fantastic series。 I shall miss Hazel and Daisy's investigations， but this book segues nicely into Stevens' next series featuring Hazel's little sister， May。 An enjoyable finale to what's been a fantastic series。 I shall miss Hazel and Daisy's investigations， but this book segues nicely into Stevens' next series featuring Hazel's little sister， May。 。。。more

Aleshanee ，

Schon seit dem ersten Band ich ein Fan des Ermittlerduos der beiden Mädels Daisy Wells und Hazel Wong。 Die Autoren hat mit den Heldinnen hier eine tolle Reihe geschaffen， die bei den jungen Lesern nicht nur Interesse an Krimis wecken dürfte， sondern auch immer wieder viel auf die Probleme eingeht， die für Mädels in dem Alter typisch sind。 Aber im Laufe der Reihe kommen auch George und Alexander dazu， die ebenfalls eine Detektei gegründet haben， und die sich mit der Detektei Wells und Wong erst z Schon seit dem ersten Band ich ein Fan des Ermittlerduos der beiden Mädels Daisy Wells und Hazel Wong。 Die Autoren hat mit den Heldinnen hier eine tolle Reihe geschaffen， die bei den jungen Lesern nicht nur Interesse an Krimis wecken dürfte， sondern auch immer wieder viel auf die Probleme eingeht， die für Mädels in dem Alter typisch sind。 Aber im Laufe der Reihe kommen auch George und Alexander dazu， die ebenfalls eine Detektei gegründet haben， und die sich mit der Detektei Wells und Wong erst zusammenraufen müssen。Natürlich ermitteln sie dieses Mal - zum letzten Mal - gemeinsam und haben noch eine hilfsbereite Schülerin aus der Deepdean Mädchenschule mit dabei: Amina， die bei Daisy aber immer auf schnippische Gegenwehr stößt， doch auch das hat seine Gründe。。。 Eine wunderschöne Hommage ist Robin Stevens hier gelungen an "Der Tod auf dem Nil" von Agatha Christie， dessen Verfilmung mit Sir Peter Ustinov die Autorin sehr begeistert und geprägt hat， wie sie im Nachwort schreibt。 Auch ich liebe den Film， ich mag Poirot als Ermittler， wie auch Sherlock Holmes， die hier eine Vorbildfunktion für Daisy haben - wie auch den Schriftführer Dr。 Watson （oder den Gehilfen Hastings）， der sich in der schüchternen Hazel wiederfindet。 Beide Mädchen haben aber im Laufe ihrer Zusammenarbeit eine mehr oder weniger große Entwicklung durchgemacht。 Während Daisy kalkulierend und selbstbewusst ist， tritt Hazel immer mehr aus ihrem Schatten und zeigt sich mittlerweile ebenfalls von sich überzeugt。 Ihre zarte Liebe zu Alexander scheint sich auch zu erfüllen - und es bleibt nicht die einzige Verliebtheit， die sich anbahnt。 Robin Hobb versteht es sehr gut， auf zartfühlende Art diese Gefühle zu beschreiben， ohne sie zu sehr in den Vordergrund zu drängen。Der Mord ist natürlich anders gestrickt als der in Christie´s Werk， allerdings gibt es kleine Details， die Poirot-Fans wiedererkennen werden， was für mich immer ganz besonders schöne Momente waren。Gleich zu Beginn gibt es eine bittere Überraschung， über die ich natürlich nicht näher eingehen werde， die aber die ganze Zeit wie ein Damoklesschwert über der Handlung hängt。 Das schürt auch während der ganzen Ermittlungen zusätzlich die Spannung！Sehr lebendig wird die Ankunft in Ägypten beschrieben， man lernt auch ein bisschen was nebenbei über die Geschichte und Kultur und auch wenn es etwas dauert， bis der Mord geschieht， fliegen die Seiten nur so dahin！ Interessant ist， dass es dieses Mal ein Geständnis zur Tat gibt， was unsere Detektiv-Gemeinschaft aber keinesfalls überzeugt。 Zu viele Indizien sprechen dagegen und es startet eine aufregende Ermittlung die viel Abwechlsung bereit hält und zu einem überraschenden Ergebnis führt。 In Poirot´s Manier wird die Aufklärung auch sehr schön inszeniert vor dem Kreis der Verdächtigen und eine dramatische Wendung führt zu einem bitteren Ende - Holmes lässt grüßen :） Sehr schade， dass die Reihe hiermit zu Ende geht， aber der Abschlussband hat mich wirklich sehr begeistert！ Auch hab ich gehört， dass die Autorin neues plant， vielleicht sogar an die Deepdean zurückkehrt， man wird sehen 。。。 Weltenwanderer 。。。more

Nadette Xuereb ，

This was a good ending to an excellent series。As usual， Robin Stevens gives us a new perspective onto a different scenario。 This time Daisy and Hazel are off to Egypt - and a murder occurs on a member of a group that is a cult which considers itself to be the reincarnation of ancient Egyptians。 At first I found it difficult to follow the storyline - likely because I was worried， knowing one of the main characters was going to die。 But as usual， Robin Stevens exceeds all expectations， and for the This was a good ending to an excellent series。As usual， Robin Stevens gives us a new perspective onto a different scenario。 This time Daisy and Hazel are off to Egypt - and a murder occurs on a member of a group that is a cult which considers itself to be the reincarnation of ancient Egyptians。 At first I found it difficult to follow the storyline - likely because I was worried， knowing one of the main characters was going to die。 But as usual， Robin Stevens exceeds all expectations， and for the eighth time， I didn't predict the murderer。 It was ingenious。I really enjoyed the ending， too。 In happy it turned out the way it did， and I'm certainly going to miss these duo。 This series has turned out to become a favourite of mine。 。。。more

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