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meeners 's review for:
First Class Murder
by Robin Stevens
another fun outing of the detective society, although i continue to be disgruntled by the actual mystery part of these books. although agatha christie's murder on the orient express is an obvious parallel here (it gets a shout-out in the book, as it should), the plotting is in fact more indebted to some of her other mysteries, most notably hercule poirot's christmas . i figured out whodunnit almost immediately as a result (though even those who aren't familiar with christie will probably be able to figure it out pretty easily, too), and then spent most of the book bored and frustrated with the transparency of the plot.
thankfully there are other things to appreciate aside from the mystery (we get to meet hazel's father, for one!), and i think middle-grade readers will continue to love the series. i know it's almost too much to hope for but i think it'd be wonderful if robin stevens ended up becoming the next enid blyton, at least with her publishing record - the world needs more of these books, and now!
thankfully there are other things to appreciate aside from the mystery (we get to meet hazel's father, for one!), and i think middle-grade readers will continue to love the series. i know it's almost too much to hope for but i think it'd be wonderful if robin stevens ended up becoming the next enid blyton, at least with her publishing record - the world needs more of these books, and now!