Plackett (impersonated by none other than the girl’s own Stout Alice) since she is “not feeling well,” then nosy Miss Fringle twists her ankle and decides to spend the night in the downstairs bedroom… sharing a bed with poor, ill, widow Plackett. Godding’s birthday, and a parade of guests begin arriving, filing in one after the other. And of course, what is the worst thing that could happen when seven young women decide to cover up the death of their adult supervisors?Ī surprise party! It’s Mr. Aldous Godding, the girls all decide that being at the school is much more desirable than being sent home. When, in a single night, both guardians fall dead at the dinner table, despite their previously brutish treatment by Headmistress Constance Plackett and her brother, Mr. Berry’s genius is that she calls the women by their traits throughout the book so there is no confusion. Just as if we were in an old movie like The Magnificent Seven, each of the main characters has a special, defining quirk. Etheldreda’s School for Girls are aptly introduced in a preface by the fame or infamy of their parents. This playful Agatha Christie-style murder mystery is a lively and engaging Victorian romp! Seven young women enrolled in a private school are faced with the death of their headmistress and resolve to continue the operation of the school on their own.
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