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Of course, the policeman is here today, and so are we, because of the corpse – which is not a pleasant thing to have to write. Dead bodies are always awful. They are my least favourite part of what Daisy and I do. Daisy is sometimes impatient with me when I say this. But, all the same, I am glad they do upset me. I do not think I would be as good a detective if I stopped caring about the victims. Murder matters, and bothering about it helps us solve each case. Here is a map of the school that I have drawn. I’ve made special notes to help you understand the important bits, in case you don’t go to Deepdean yourself. What are you doing in my dressing room?’ she asked. Her accent was subtle, not quite English, and I couldn’t place it. I got a creepy feeling when I found out about it. I wondered what else might be far beneath the Rue’s floor and it made me feel wriggly, just as I do when I stare down into the sea and imagine all the creatures swimming about in it, too far down for me to see.
Theresa and Miss Crompton, I realized, managed all the guts and muscles and blood of the theatre, while Inigo only hovered beatifically out in the stalls and on the stage itself, directing rehearsals in a most godlike way. But with every day he became more and more like the Old Testament God rather than the gentle New Testament one, for rehearsals were not going particularly well. I was suddenly overcome with awkwardness. Jim was so business-like, and I realized that being part of the Rue was going to be quite grown up, in rather an intimidating way. Daisy had turned fifteen in April, but my birthday was not until the summer, and at that moment the difference felt enormous. Kia ora from New Zealand, Robin. I think that there going to be some enemies in the theatre group who don’t like each other and one of them will get the star part. Other people will get jealous and then there will be a murder. I think this will be to do with poison because ‘Rue’ like the name of the theatre is a poison herb in some plays. Hazel and Daisy will have parts on stage and they will realise that the poison used in the play is actually real!
You wouldn’t know if you met me on the street!’ said the old lady in Daisy’s voice. ‘I do grant you the shoes, though. Bother.’ Nothing, apart from the fact that you didn’t need to show any talent to get a part,’ said Lysander, sneering. ‘The English class system is ridiculous.’ And then George and Alexander came to visit for Daisy’s birthday party, during their Exeat weekend. Daisy has written up the case that we solved at the British Museum, so I do not need to mention it here – apart from the fact that it was very exciting, and it made Uncle Felix more worried than ever about us putting ourselves in danger. That is information you are taking care of,’ said Daisy. ‘If I spent time learning it too, I would simply be wasting the space in my brain. Anyway, Hazel, that’s why I know all about Miss Crompton and the Rue. She’s quite brilliant – she bought it up twenty years ago when it was failing and she’s absolutely made it the place to see Shakespeare. She’s worked with Inigo Leontes and Linda Torrence – and now she’ll be working with Daisy Wells! And Hazel Wong, of course. Really, though, I do think she could have found you a better part than the silly servant Potpan!’
Another exciting adventure for amateur detectives, Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells, who this time encounter murder and mystery in a theatre setting. Sent to the Rue Theatre by Daisy's Uncle Felix, who wants to keep the two girls occupied and out of mischief, Hazel and Daisy find themselves playing bit parts in a new production of Romeo and Juliet and are soon embroiled in the excitement and rivalries of theatre life. Before long, one of the cast members is murdered (of course!) and the body is discovered by our intrepid duo. Can the girls work out who murderer is and stop them before they move on to their next target? And what will Uncle Felix say when he learns that Daisy and Hazel have become involved in yet another dangerous escapade? Life is acting,’ said Daisy. ‘That doesn’t mean you aren’t allowed to complain when you have to act with someone dreadful.’ For a while, I could not think what it was – but then I realized. The people on this stage might all be grown-ups (or at least older than us), but the way they were chattering and clustering together was exactly like a group of Deepdean pupils at the beginning of a new term. They had already made their alliances like the second form had when I first arrived at Deepdean. At the Rue, Daisy and I were the new girls. Daisy and Hazel are best friends who go to Deepdean school but are taking a break. They are staying at Daisy’s uncle and aunt’s house and decide to go to the theatre in their free time. But they love solving mysteries and call themselves the detective society.Death in the Spotlight is brilliant. Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong join the Rue Theatre’s production of Romeo and Juliet. The story really starts coming to life after the murder of the actor who plays Juliet, and it seems to be a race against time to stop the murderer from striking again. I would highly recommend it to kids of all ages. It’s amazing and surprising, the best of the Murder Most Unladylike series yet. I think this room already belongs to someone, Daisy,’ I whispered nervously. ‘There must have been a mistake. What’s that smell?’
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