A Spy in the House
by Y.S. Lee (Author)
In nineteenth century London, twelvw-year-old orphan Mary Quinn is rescued from the gallows by a woman masquerading as a prison warden. To her surprise, she is taken to Miss Scrimshaw's Academy for Girls. The school, Mary soon learns, is a front for a private investigation agency and, at the age of seventeen, she is assigned her first task as an official agent.
In her new role she is catapulted into the family home of the Thorolds to investigate the shady business dealings of the man of the house. But the household is full of dangerous deceptions, and there is no one to trust—or is there?
Packed with action and suspense, banter and romance, and evoking the gritty backstreets of Victorian London, this breezy mystery debuts a daring young detective who lives by her wits while uncovering secrets—including those of her own past.
Recognition: Agatha Award Nominee for Best Young Adult Book (2010); Red Maple Award Nominee for Best Fiction (2011); John Spray Mystery Award (2011)
In her new role she is catapulted into the family home of the Thorolds to investigate the shady business dealings of the man of the house. But the household is full of dangerous deceptions, and there is no one to trust—or is there?
Packed with action and suspense, banter and romance, and evoking the gritty backstreets of Victorian London, this breezy mystery debuts a daring young detective who lives by her wits while uncovering secrets—including those of her own past.
Recognition: Agatha Award Nominee for Best Young Adult Book (2010); Red Maple Award Nominee for Best Fiction (2011); John Spray Mystery Award (2011)
Agency (Mary Quinn Mysteries) Series—Summary and Book Order
Series: Agency (Mary Quinn Mysteries)Reading level: 12+
Books in series: 4
Read in order? Yes
Next release: Finished
Tags: historical culture mystery spy action adventure
Print series book list
Books in series order
1. A Spy in the House (2009)2. The Body at the Tower (2010)
3. The Traitor and the Tunnel (2012)
4. Rivals in the City (2014)