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The detective's assistant

"In 1859, eleven-year-old Nell goes to live with her aunt, Kate Warne, the first female detective for Pinkerton's National Detective Agency. Nell helps her aunt solve cases, including a mystery surrounding Abraham Lincoln, and the mystery of what happened to Nell's own father" --...

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Main Author: Hannigan, Kate (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Juvenile fiction.
Pinkerton's National Detective Agency > Juvenile fiction.
Aunts > Juvenile fiction.
Orphans > Juvenile fiction.
Sex role > Juvenile fiction.
Chicago (Ill.) > History > 19th century > Juvenile fiction.
Mystery fiction > Juvenile.
Summary: "In 1859, eleven-year-old Nell goes to live with her aunt, Kate Warne, the first female detective for Pinkerton's National Detective Agency. Nell helps her aunt solve cases, including a mystery surrounding Abraham Lincoln, and the mystery of what happened to Nell's own father" -- Provided by publisher.
Physical Description: 359 pages ; 21 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN: 9780316403511 (hbk.)
0316403512 (hbk.)
9780316403498
Author Notes: Kate Hannigan is the author of the Cupcake Cousins series, the League of Secret Heroes series, The Great Chicago Fire: Rising from the Ashes, and The Detective's Assistant . She is a former journalist and lives in Chicago with her family.

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