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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. Include...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hannigan, Kate
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York ; Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 2015.
Edition:First Edition.
Subjects:
Mystery and detective stories.
Pinkerton's National Detective Agency > Fiction.
Aunts > Fiction.
Orphans > Fiction.
Sex role > Fiction.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Fiction.
Chicago (Ill.) > History > 19th century > Fiction.
Pinkerton's National Detective Agency > Juvenile fiction.
Aunts > Juvenile fiction.
Orphans > Juvenile fiction.
Sex role > Juvenile fiction.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Juvenile fiction.
Chicago (Ill.) > History > 19th century > Juvenile fiction.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865.
Pinkerton's National Detective Agency.
Aunts.
Orphans.
Sex role.
Illinois > Chicago.
1800 - 1899
Mystery fiction.
Fiction.
History.
Juvenile works.
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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. Includes author's note and bibliographic references"--
Physical Description:359 pages ; 21 cm.
Audience:Middle School
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-359).
ISBN:9780316403511 (hardcover)
0316403512 (hardcover)