Schoolgirl detectives Daisy Wells & Hazel Wong are at Daisy's home Fallingford for the holidays Daisy's glamorous mother is throwing a tea party for Daisy's birthday & the whole family is invited from eccentric Aunt Saskia to dashing Uncle Felix But it soon becomes clear that this party isn't really about Daisy at all Naturally Daisy is furious Then one of their party falls seriously mysteriously ill
- & everything points to poison With wild storms preventing anyone from leaving or the police from arriving Fallingford suddenly feels like a very dangerous place to be Not a single person present is what they seem
- & everyone has a secret or two & when someone very close to Daisy looks suspicious the Detective Society must do everything they can to reveal the truth no matter the consequences' The second book in Robin Stevens' fabulous Wells & Wong schoolgirl detective series
- think St Trinians mixed with Miss Marple These are thrilling books for tween detectives who adore solving dastardly murders jolly hockey sticks & iced buns for tea' Guardian'A delight The Agatha Christie-style clues are unravelled with sustained tension & the whole thing is a hoot from start to finish' Daily Mail'A feelgood blend of Malory Towers & Cluedo Stevens has upped her game in this new volume' Telegraph