Author: Y.S. Lee
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Publishing Date: August 29, 2011
Series: The Agency # 2
Length: 337 Pages
Summary: (From back of book) Now nearly a full-fledged member of the Agency, the all-female detective unit operating out of the Miss Scrimshaw's Academy for Girls, Mary Quinn is back for another action packed adventure. Disguised as a poor apprentice builder and a boy, she must brave the grimy underbelly of Victorian London to unmask the identity of a murderer. Assigned to monitor a building site on the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, Mary earns the confidence of the work crew, inching ever nearer to her suspect. But if an irresistible desire to help the city's needy doesn't distract her and jeopardize her cover, unexpectedly meeting up with an old friend--or flame-- just might.
My thoughts: Ok, did I say I love these books? Because I love these books. Mary is an easy to like character and I love getting to know her. And James Easton. Oh my goodness, can I just marry him? Please? The plot for this mystery was well laid out and I could never quite figure out who the culprit was until the end. The author took her time with research and I appreciate that. It makes the world of difference in a novel. The ending of the book had me so wrapped in, that I didn't hear my family come home and start talking to me until they were practically shouting.
Again, there were swearwords, and the ending of the book was a little traumatizing, but it contains major spoilers and I don't want to ruin it for you.
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