Books by Robin Stevens
Robin Stevens was born in California and grew up in an Oxford college, across the road from the house where Alice in Wonderland lived. She has been making up stories all her life.
When she was twelve, her father handed her a copy of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd and she realised that she wanted to be either Hercule Poirot or Agatha Christie when she grew up. When it occurred to her that she was never going to be able to grow her own spectacular walrus moustache, she decided that Agatha Christie was the more achievable option.
Once Upon a Crime
by Robin Stevens
Want to start at the beginning? The first book in this series is A Murder Most Unladylike.
In an interview with the author, Robin Stevens recommends The Best Books on Kid Detectives.
A Murder Most Unladylike Collection. This is not a new novel in the detective series for readers age 8+, but a collection of six short mysteries.
The Guggenheim Mystery
by Robin Stevens & Siobhan Dowd
The Guggenheim Mystery is the perfect book for a tween-aged child. The characters are charming, the plot excellent, and at the end of it, even though it's not part of the book per se, your child will be googling "Cezanne" and "stolen painting." In short, it's a book that's not only gripping, but you'll learn a lot from—not least about the Guggenheim Museum in New York City.
The book was based on the characters invented by Siobhan Dowd but written by Robin Stevens, as she explained in her interview with us on the best kid detective books.
Interviews with Robin Stevens
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From The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs Basil E. Frankweiler
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Harry Potter: the Complete Series
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The London Eye Mystery
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The Sinclair Mysteries: A Clockwork Sparrow (Book 1)
by Katherine Woodfine -
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Lockwood and Co: The Screaming Staircase (Book 1)
by Jonathan Stroud
The best books on Kid Detectives, recommended by Robin Stevens
The best books on Kid Detectives, recommended by Robin Stevens
Do you love to solve a mystery? Do the twists and turns in the plot of a classic whodunit thrill you? Award-winning author Robin Stevens talks us through her favourite kid detectives and the murderously good books from which they come to life.
