The Agency 1: A Spy in the House
A Spy in the House
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
26 April 2016
Summary
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 Scrimshaw’s 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 lady’s companion, she infiltrates a merchant’s home in hopes of finding clues to the wh…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780763687489 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0763687480 |
| Author: | Y.S. Lee |
| Publisher: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 26 April 2016 |
| Weight: | 323g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 141mm x 210mm |
| Series: | The Agency |
| Audience Age: | 12 |
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Y.S. Lee
Y.S. Lee has a Ph.D. in Victorian literature and culture. She states that her research inspired her to write Book One of The Agency trilogy. “Women’s choices were grim in those days, even for the clever,” she says. “The Agency is a totally unrealistic, completely fictitious antidote to the fate that would otherwise swallow a girl like Mary Quinn.” Y. S. Lee lives in Ontario, Canada.
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