The Ministry of Unladylike Activity explained

The Ministry of Unladylike Activity
Author:	Robin Stevens
Cover Artist:	Jan Bielecki^[1]
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Genre:	Mystery fiction, Children's fiction
Publisher:	Penguin Random House
Pub Date:	2022
Pages:	400

The Ministry of Unladylike Activity is the first book in a new children's mystery fiction series by British-American author Robin Stevens.

Plot

The book is set in 1940, at the start of World War II, and the British government is setting up a secret agency to train spies, called the Ministry of Unladylike Activity. The protagonists are three new detectives from different backgrounds who find themselves caught up in two murders.

Reception

The book has won several accolades including:

• Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week
• Blackwell's Children's Book of the Year 2022
• One of Waterstones' Best Children's Books of 2022
• One of the Daily Mail's choice of 2022's children's books
• One of the Irish Times' children's books of 2022^[2]
• One of the Guardian's best children's books of 2022^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ministry of Unladylike Activity. en. 2023-02-16.
2. Web site: Children's Books of the Year 2022. Irish Times. 2023-02-16.
3. Web site: Children’s and teens roundup – the best new chapter books. 15 November 2022. The Guardian. 2023-02-16.