Y. S. Lee Livres
1 janvier 1974
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.
When Mary Quinn is ordered to work undercover after a petty thief steals from Buckingham Palace, she receives attention from a prince, wonders at a murder suspect's shared name with her father, and struggles with her feelings for James Easton.
The Agency 4: Rivals in the City
- 293pages
- 11 heures de lecture
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 must watch for the return of his estranged wife, an accomplished criminal herself who has a potentially deadly grudge against James. Finally, a Chinese prizefighter has arrived in town, and Mary can’t shake a feeling that he is somehow familiar. With the stakes higher than ever, can Mary balance family secrets, conflicting loyalties, and professional expertise to bring a criminal to justice and find her own happiness?
Mary Quinn verkleidet sich als Junge, um den Tod eines Maurers auf der Big-Ben-Baustelle zu untersuchen. Während sie als Maurergehilfe arbeitet, begegnet sie dem attraktiven James Easton. Wird ihre Tarnung vor ihm bestehen? Der zweite Fall der Meisterspionin Mary Quinn im Taschenbuch.
Packender Abschluss der Trilogie um Meisterspionin Mary Quinn im viktorianischen London. Als Dienstmädchen im Buckingham Palast ermittelt sie in einem Skandal um den Kronprinzen und einen alten Chinesen. Ein weiteres Verbrechen führt sie in die Kanalisation, wo sie James Easton begegnet und in große Gefahr gerät.