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The Agency: A Spy in the House
By (Author) Y.S. Lee
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Candlewick Press,U.S.
Candlewick Press,U.S.
1st September 2016
United States
Young Adult
Fiction
FIC
Paperback
352
Width 141mm, Height 210mm, Spine 23mm
323g
Steeped in Victorian atmosphere and intrigue, this diverting mystery trails a feisty heroine as she takes on a precarious secret assignment.
Rescued from the gallows in 1850s London, orphan (and thief) Mary Quinn found herself at Miss Scrimshaws Academy for Girls, the cover for an all-female investigative unit called the Agency. Now seventeen, Mary must put her training to the test. Disguised as a ladys companion, she infiltrates a merchants home in hopes of finding clues to the whereabouts of his missing cargo ships. But the household is full of deceptions, and there is no one to trust. . . . Or is there Packed with suspense and evoking gritty Victorian backstreets, this breezy mystery marks the debut of a detective who lives by her wits while uncovering secrets including those of her own past.