A Spy in the House: The Agency #1 by Y. S. Lee
by Sam Arnold-Boyd on Feb.24, 2015, under Detective/Spy, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Student Reviews
Review by Grace N.
Who would like this book? Girls would probably like this book better than boys, ages 12-15. It has plenty of mystery to keep you up at night, with suspense and romance that’s very appealing to readers, all in an old Victorian time setting.
The goods on this book: Mary wishes for something more out of her education at Ms. Scrimshaw’s Academy for Girls. So when the academy turns out to be a cover for the Agency, a secret group of female detectives that are highly skilled, Mary doesn’t hesitate to join. Her first case concerns missing cargo ships owned by a rich businessman, and Mary’s determined to solve the case. Disguised as a paid companion to the vicious Angelica Thorold, and nobody, not even a handsome engineer would suspect a thing about Mary Quinn…she hopes.
The details: 335 pages; 2010 Review by Grace N.
