The Most Unladylike Puzzle Book
Robin Stevens
Saturday, 29 March 2025
4:00pm
1 hour
Weston Lecture Theatre
£8
Join the detectives from Robin Stevens’ bestselling Murder Most Unladylike and Ministry of Unladylike Activity series as she shares her top tips for mystery-solving and code-cracking to mark the publication of her latest book, The Most Unladylike Puzzle Book. Bring your detective skills and join Stevens at this event, whether you’re part of the Detective Society, a Ministry Member or just want to enjoy the party.
Stevens grew up in Pembroke College, Oxford, across the road from the house where Alice in Wonderland lived. She is the creator of the internationally award-winning and bestselling Murder Most Unladylike series, starring Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong. She is also author of The Guggenheim Mystery, which stars Ted Spark and is the sequel to the late Siobhan Dowd’s The London Eye Mystery.
Age 9+
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