It is, I think important to read these books in order. Not least, because as you work your way through them (there are ten books to enjoy), you learn more about the characters of the main two characters Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells. However you do it, this must – by right, come at the end even if you start with A Murder Most Unladylike (the first one - light blue one), and mix the order of the other books (Arsenic for Tea (lime green), First Class Murder (Orange), Jolly Foul Play (yellow), Mistletoe and Murder (red) A Spoonful of Murder (turquoise), Death in the Spotlight (violet), Top Marks for Murder (salmon pink) and Cream Buns and Crime (purple). So this is the last in the A Murder most Unladylike Mysteries. Though ten books, is perhaps enough, I can see there will be many disappointed Wells and Wong fans who will mourn their passing. This book is set in Egypt and a trip for them both and Alexander and George too. Cairo. Karnak…the descriptions of the Nile, sites and the people are so atmospheric. Robin manages to capture that peculiarly Egyptian feel, a mix of ancient history and more modern times. A murder – much in the line of Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile – which I commend to anyone who hasn’t read it…in fact, in this, there are more than one… The ultimate end. Hazel as always relaying the story, much as Watson did for Sherlock and again there are other reflections of Conan Doyle’s stories too in this one. An end from which, perhaps, that Hazel and Daisy cannot return... Without doubt the finish to this story (and I won’t give it away) will bring about a turmoil of emotion for many fans…but as Robin said recently, often as one door closes, another opens. An interesting, last few pages…

What an excellent end to the series, the twist really got me.

Fantastic ending to one of my favourite book series. Beautifully written and great plot, just like all of the other Murder Most Unladylike Books.

I read Death Sets Sail in one sitting and when I had finished it I could form a single coherent sentence about it- past I LOVE IT. It broke my heart. It patched it back together too, but Wells and Wong are forever changed and will never be the same set of schoolgirl detectives. It was witty and charming and clever and we even got a queer kiss! It is the perfect 21st century homage to Death on the Nile, taking all the essence of Christie and none of the 30s bigotry. It's the perfect ending to a brilliant series and I'm so excited to see what Robin does next.

The Murder Most Unladylike Series has had its ups and downs for me. Although each book is well-written and the mysteries are usually (unfortunately not always) worth the read, I felt like the realism of the world that Daisy and Hazel navigate may not be quite for me. When I read this book, I tried to put behind all of my past negative feelings towards the previous book in the series, Top Marks For Murder, which did not get itself a good review from me. I think that by doing this I managed to enjoy the final book in this series a lot more than I would have, which I am glad for because although I do have my qualms with the books, the characters in particular have grown quite close to my heart and are the reasons why I try my best to persist with the the next book in the series. Saying that, that bomb in the blurb ('only one of the Detective Society will make it home alive...') did leave me quite shaken and lead to a read full of emotion, adrenaline, fast heart-beating, and anxious nail-biting. Despite the fact that I do not want to reveal any spoilers, I will say now that I was not entirely impressed with the ending (a little rushed, cliched, very much expected, etc., etc.) even though I do realise that it had to be done. Anyway, onto the mystery. Death Sets Sail has not got my favourite plot twist in the series (Death In the Spotlight wins the crown very easily for me) and I felt that the mystery was perhaps a little too basic, however it was the atmosphere of 1930s Egypt that really made this book work for me. This books is a tribute to Agatha Christie through and through (from the setting - a Nile cruise- to even the names of the dividing parts in the book) and unlike in previous books I actually really enjoyed this as the book really was itself rather than something it was trying to be- another Poirot or something similar to the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. I loved the Nile cruise, I loved Egypt (however I personally found that there was a lack of pyramids, temples, tombs and mummies which was slightly disappointing!) I loved the characters, and I absolutely adored the Breath of Life society. I was initially uneasy about this after reading the blurb however Robin has really made it work and the society is entirely believable, and the idea of the society as (rightly) barbaric and wrong is well-explored. Overall, Death Sets Sail is not a bad send-off for the Detective Society. This would have been a 3.5 stars, however I decided to round this up to four instead of down to three because this is the last book so why not! I am looking forward to returning to the world of Daisy and Hazel with Hazel's little sister May in a brand new series, The Ministry of Unladylike Activity. Until then, farewell Detective Society!