Robin Stevens

Author

The Guggenheim Mystery in the news

I’ve been doing lots of interviews for The Guggenheim Mystery lately!

On Tuesday I was on BBC Radio Ulster talking to Marie-Louise Muir about my books. I did a reading from the first chapter of The Guggenheim Mystery and answered all of Marie-Louise’s questions (her daughter is a Detective Society member, so she had lots to ask me!). You can listen in here for the rest of this month.

I was also interviewed by Inkpots creative writing workshops about my creative writing process – you can read it here, and you can read Gill’s lovely review of The Guggenheim Mystery here!

If you want to know what to read once you’ve finished The Guggenheim Mystery, I’ve picked my top ten children’s crime novels over at Booktrust!

And don’t forget that the mystery of Radzi’s missing wrestling costume is still going on over at Blue Peter! The plot is thickening every day – keep checking back to the website for updates!

By the way, if you’re around on the 24th of August, I DEFINITELY think you should watch the Blue Peter show at 5:30, when all will be revealed by a very special guest …

Comments

  1. Hi Robin,
    I will definitely be listening to that!

    Also I have a new theory which I worked out from the timings. It says that Lindsey went to the star dressing room at 8:58 and stayed there for thirty minutes. Now correct me if I am wrong, but I do not believe there is much to do. However when re watching the initial clip of Radzi discovering his costume is gone, I spot a telephone. I think that Lindsey was making a call to someone that lasted roughly around twenty minutes. It then says that she pops out for a tea. Now I begin to think that I do not have much of a lead….. but I then notice what Barney did. He arrived thirteen minutes before and checked into the star dressing room. He then popped into the studios to say hi. Finally he goes to get breakfast and a coffee from the local cafe. This may seem a normal routine but I spot a suspicious pattern. If she brought a tea it probably would have been from the local cafe…. where barney is. Maybe a coincidence, or maybe not. Barney returns at 9:24… 39 minutes after he arrived at the studio. Therefore It is plausible to say they would have stayed chatting.

    Now as co presenters it is reasonable to assume that they were just having a friendly chat. But what I can not understand is why they left at different times. Lindsey returns five minutes later, so if it was just a friendly encounter why return at different times? I now think there is something going on between these two.

    Also a note on the ransom note, Chocolate is spelt wrongly as the o is missing. The person who did it, either has bad spelling or was in a rush. Katie reads a lot therefore I believe she would have good spelling. So maybe it was not katie.

    I wanted to share this on the comments on The Blue Peter page however the comment section was closed. I hope you like it, I think it is more strong then the other. And no doubt I will watch Blue Peter next Thursday. 😊

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      • Hi Robin,
        Also about the ransom note, they could have brought a magazine whilst they were out and made it at the cafe. But because they were in a rush, they split coffee on it!

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    • Hi Lydia,
      You have definitely gone through all the evidence and witness reports thoroughly! I have my own suspicions about the crime as well. Do you have a CBBC account? I do and once I have watched all the videos so far, I will comment my idea there.
      Colette

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        • Hi Lydia,
          My username is CoralJellyDuck. I have explained more in your other comment where you have replied to my thoughts with ‘Wow! You really have thought about it, your questioning is good! If you like, we can share our thoughts on Blue Peter?’ Please check that comment out as well. Thanks!
          Colette

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  2. I listened to it last night and it was great!
    I don’t know who did it! But I think Hacker has been framed and the thief didn’t think to put an extra paw print so they accidentally put only one! Plus the suit would be too big for him to wear so why would he steal it?!
    I don’t know who did it but I think it was Radzi and he planned all along to frame Hacker!!

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        • Actually I think that I’ve got it! For the new clue that says About the 24th Aug and the chocolate instead of looking at the text if you look at the background you can see coffee/tea stains and doesn’t one of the Girls like tea/ Coffee!

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  4. Hi Robin,
    I’ve only watched up to the security logs, but here’s what I think so far!
    -In her interview, Katie says that she doesn’t like wrestling, but this is a LIE because the producer say that they saw Katie reading all about wrestling and she’s been going to the gym a lot recently. Maybe she wanted to wear the costume?
    -Both Lindsey and Hacker suspect someone else, could this be to cover up their dirty deeds?
    -Nyela (a camera crew member) mentions she sees someone wearing a weird deer hat, maybe this was the criminal disguising them self?
    -Two members of the costume department say that Radzi’s costume was clearly visible, so maybe Radzi should have been more careful if he liked it so much?
    -The cleaner thinks it could have been Hacker because of all the mess he makes, but maybe it was another suspect FRAMING Hacker?
    -In their interviews, Barney and Lindsey go on and on how they don’t like it because it stinks, but is this just to cover up what they have done?
    -In Evidence 1, it shows the height of the costume. Hacker isn’t that tall, and it probably wasn’t possible for him to grab the costume, so maybe he is working with someone?
    -In the Security computer logs, it states that after Katie went to the star dressing room, she goes to the gym. Maybe she took the costume, hid it in the gym and then came back to CBBC HQ? And why visit the dressing room, and then go to the gym? Surely she should go to the gym and then go to CBBC? Is this proof that she stole the costume?

    (I’ve been on holiday so I’ve got lots of catching up to do with these crime notes!
    Colette

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  5. Wow! You really have thought about it, your questioning is good! If you like, we can share our thoughts on Blue Peter?

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    • Hi Lydia,
      It’s really nice to be chatting to another MMU fan and now we can do on BP as well! My username is CoralJellyDuck and I really want to become FOTM! Do you want to share our thoughts on the Who stole Radzi’s wrestling costume page or a less popular page on the BP website so that not many people see it? ☺
      Colette

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      • I do not mind! Today is the day when we can vote for who we think did it. I want to vote for Barney but I need to double check first!

        I am sure if you keep commenting, suggesting games and join in with Spot Shelley, then you may have a chance of becoming FOTM. I will be on Blue Peter around three this afternoon, so we can also chat then 😆.

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  7. Hi Robin,
    Just saw on the Blue Peter website that you are going to be doing a live webchat on Thursday. I’ll try to be on the fan club then!
    Colette

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