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Mary Quinn, a rescued orphan and former street thief, is given a new start at Miss Scrimshaw’s Academy for Girls in 1850s London. There she learns the skills of a female investigator and joins The Agency, an all‑female unit tasked with solving mysteries. At seventeen, Mary infiltrates the household of a wealthy merchant, hoping to track the missing cargo ships tied to his trade empire.
First publish date: 2010
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Y. S. Lee
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