Agatha Oddly

Agatha Oddly
Lena Jones

A third mystery for thirteen-year-old Agatha Oddly – a bold, determined heroine, and the star of this stylish new detective series.As the youngest and newest recruit to the gatekeeper’s guild, Agatha Oddlow know she’s got a lot to prove – not least because her mother was such an important member of the secret society.So, when an assistant at the National Gallery goes missing, Agatha begins investigating. Soon she uncovers a plot bigger than she could ever have imagined. As Agatha delves deeper and deeper into the mystery, she’s not sure she’ll ever get to the bottom of it all…

First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Children’s Books in 2019

Published in this ebook edition in 2019

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Source ISBN: 9780008211950

Ebook Edition © September 2019 ISBN: 9780008211967

Version: 2019-06-17

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Contents

Cover (#ua4f6b465-3fb2-5cca-9d86-90b61ed8622e)

Title Page (#ua49c5454-88e9-53fe-9fca-2982094f8a59)

Copyright (#ub481931e-adcd-56f9-9f78-9a0a1beabda9)

Dedication (#u2f36a2e2-2010-5d55-8652-809eb308ce71)

1. A Chance Encounter (#u1fd2d8ae-fdc6-56ad-84f2-1a34904bd3dd)

2. The Beginning (#ue1c5bc20-0cb4-5bfa-b50b-4c83898be12e)

3. Introductions (#u2e1aacaf-3de6-5e88-be84-2202d82baf35)

4. All the Signs Point to Nowhere (#u13058ab0-43d4-5fbf-ba47-9b2bb0c6d58c)

5. Into Thin Air (#litres_trial_promo)

6. Dead Ends (#litres_trial_promo)

7. A Message From Beyond the Grave (#litres_trial_promo)

8. A Larger Puzzle (#litres_trial_promo)

9. An Absence of Lead Paint (#litres_trial_promo)

10. Rathbone Mansion (#litres_trial_promo)

11. A Knotty Problem (#litres_trial_promo)

12. A Snake in the Grass (#litres_trial_promo)

13. Out with the New, In with the Old (#litres_trial_promo)

14. The Space Above (#litres_trial_promo)

15. Will the Real Arthur Fitzwilliam Please Stand Up? (#litres_trial_promo)

16. Secrets and Lies (#litres_trial_promo)

17. Chocolate Cake for Breakfast (#litres_trial_promo)

18. Impossibly Familiar (#litres_trial_promo)

19. The Silver Serpent (#litres_trial_promo)

20. An Unexpected Visitor (#litres_trial_promo)

Acknowledgements (#litres_trial_promo)

Keep Reading … (#litres_trial_promo)

Read all the Agatha Oddly adventures (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)

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