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The start of a thrilling new mystery series from the number-one-bestselling, award-winning author of Murder Most Unladylike.
Britain is at war, and a secret arm of the British government called the Ministry of Unladylike Activity is training up spies. And who better to become a spy than a child? A child can go places, see things and listen in on conversations in a way that no adult ever can.
Enter May Wong and her friends. Trained up at the Ministry, they soon embark upon their first mission: masquerading as evacuees, they are sent to a wealthy manor house to spy on the owner, who is suspected of working for the enemy.
And then the murder happens…
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Britain is at war, & a secret arm of the British government called the Ministry of Unladylike Activity is training up spies. Enter May Wong: courageous, smart, stubborn – & desperate to do whatever she can to help end the war, so she can go home to Hong Kong. May knows that there is no one more perfect to become a spy than a child. A child can go places, see things & listen in on conversations in a way that no adult ever can. When May & her friend Eric are turned away by the Ministry, they take matters into their own hands. Masquerading as evacuees, May & Eric arrive at Elysium Hall, home to the wealthy Verey family. It soon becomes clear that one of the family is passing information to Germany. May & Eric know if they can gather enough evidence on their suspect, the Ministry will have to take them on. But there are more secrets at Elysium Hall than May or Eric could ever have imagined. Then, someone is murdered.
Weight | 0.461 kg |
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Dimensions | 21.6 × 15.3 × 3 cm |
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Cover | Paperback |
Pages | 352 |
Language | English |
Edition | Export ed |
Dewey | 823.92 (edition:23) |
Readership | Children – juvenile / Code: J |
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