A Spy in the House
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Rescued from the gallows in 1850s London, young orphan and thief Mary Quinn is offered a place at Miss Scrimshaw's Academy for Girls where she is trained to be part of an all-female investigative unit called The Agency and, at age seventeen, she infiltrates a rich merchant's home in hopes of tracing
… More »Rescued from the gallows in 1850s London, young orphan and thief Mary Quinn is offered a place at Miss Scrimshaw's Academy for Girls where she is trained to be part of an all-female investigative unit called The Agency and, at age seventeen, she infiltrates a rich merchant's home in hopes of tracing his missing cargo ships.
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Add a SummaryMary is an orphan and a thief. Stealing to survive is all she knows but at 12 years old she gets caught and sent to the gallows. She is rescued moments before her death sentence by a woman who takes her to Miss Scrimshaw’s Academy for Girls. After 4 years of a proper education for a girl in Victorian London, she learns the Academy for Girls is really just a cover-up for The Agency. A select group of women that work as spies, Being a previous thief, Mary jumps at the opportunity to start her first mission and use her covert skills again. Posing as a companion for a young girl, Mary is thrown into the home and business of a rich merchant. Looking for clues to any illegal activity proves to be dangerous.
Mary is an orphan and a thief. Stealing to survive is all she knows, but at 12 years old she gets caught and sent to the gallows. She is rescued moments before her death sentence by a woman who takes her to Miss Scrimshaw’s Academy for Girls. After 4 years of a proper education for a girl in Victorian London, she learns the Academy for Girls is really just a cover-up for The Agency, a select group of women that work as spies. Being a previous thief, Mary jumps at the opportunity to start her first mission and use her covert skills again. Posing as a companion for a young girl, Mary is thrown into the home and business of a rich merchant. Looking for clues to any illegal activity proves to be dangerous, and once she meets James it becomes harder to keep her cover. Can she keep her background a secret? Will everything be exposed before she can safely return to the Agency? What about James, is it even possible for Mary to have a romantic relationship? Join Mary in this Historical adventure that promises to leave you wanting more from this soon to be trilogy. Grades 9-12, 355 pages
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Add a CommentI want to read this book its look interesting.
great, realistic history that describes the era and a very suspenseful storyline. Kept me on the edge of my seat throughout the whole book. Highly recommended.
This was a good book, I liked the storyline, but I thought that more description of the setting and what it was like in the Victorian era would have added to the book. A sad ending, but I suppose it had to happen.
This was an outstanding book, the very first in "The Agency" mysteries by Y.S Lee. It was thrilling, and, quite frankly, I am very curious to see how Mary Quinn survives her next adventure, as well as her kindling romance with James. Highly recommended.
Oh my, what an excellent read this was! I LOVE Victorian stuff--the more spying, the better--and now I simply must read the others.
When I looked at the cover of this book it seemed interesting to me so I choose it. While I read the book I enjoyed it very much and it's really a good book so get the book and read it .
I greatly enjoyed this book and have now requested the next two in the series. I like the theme of redemption throughout the book and also Mary's conflicted emotional responses to the other people around her as well as her quick wits and unusual skills. I will be recommending this!
this book seemed interesting to me so choose this to read.
i like this book
Shows young women being empowered in a time of significant male domination. The heroine proves to be a complex character, who everyone can relate to in some ways.