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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
As a nearly full-fledged member of the Agency, the all-female detective unit based in Miss Scrimshaw's Academy for Girls, Mary Quinn, disguised as a poor apprentice builder, must brave the sinister underworld of Victorian London in order to unmask a murderer.
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Series
The Agency volume 1
(Ying S.),Agency volume 01
Candlewick on BrillianceAudio
(Ying S.),Agency) volume 1
(Ying S.),Agency volume 01
Candlewick on BrillianceAudio
(Ying S.),Agency) volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
HL 680L
Language
English
Description
Rescued from the gallows in 1850s London, young orphan (and thief) Mary Quinn is surprised to be offered a singular education, instruction in fine manners - and an unusual vocation. Miss Scrimshaw's Academy for Girls is a cover for an all-female investigative unit called The Agency, and at seventeen, Mary is about to put her training to the test. Assuming the guise of a lady's companion, she must infiltrate a rich merchant's home in hopes of tracing...
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Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Formats
Description
In a tale steeped in action, romance, and the gaslit intrigue of Victorian London, Mary Quinn's detective skills are pitted against a cunning and desperate opponent. Mary Quinn has a lot on her mind. James Easton, her longtime love interest, wants to marry her; but despite her feelings, independent-minded Mary hesitates. Meanwhile, the Agency has asked Mary to take on a dangerous case: convicted fraudster Henry Thorold is dying in prison, and Mary
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Series
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 13
Lexile measure
770L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Queen Victoria has a problem: there's a petty thief at work in Buckingham Palace. Charged with discretion, the Agency assigns quick-witted Mary Quinn to the case. Posing as a domestic in the royal household and fending off the attentions of a feckless Prince of Wales are challenge enough, but when the prince witnesses a murder in an opium den -- and scandal threatens the royal family -- Mary learns that the accused killer may be someone very close...
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