The Case of the Girl in Grey

Oct 5, 2024 9:18 AM

Author:Jordan Stratford

The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency was supposed to be a secret constabulary, but after the success of their first case, all of London knows that Lady Ada and Mary are the girls to go to if you have a problem.

Their new case is a puzzle indeed. It involves a horrible hospital, a missing will, a hasty engagement and a suspiciously slippery servant.

But Mary’s stumbled onto a mystery of her own. She spotted a ghostly girl in a grey gown dashing through the park. A girl who is the spitting image of their new client.

The two cases must be linked . . . or else there’s a perfectly supernatural explanation.

Reviews

A rollicking good mystery

—— Books for Keeps

WW2, somewhere in southern England. Our mathematically and psychically gifted soldier-narrator is on a secret mission . . . Despite the diversity of its elements, this is a well-paced, enjoyable read, which effectively combines ideas generally not seen together in WW2 fiction, and certainly not children's fiction

—— Armadillo

The real-life location, historical detail and plausible contemporary voices give this conviction

—— Sunday Times

Carries the Murder Most Unladylike mysteries into new heights . . . meticulously plotted and consistently delightful, and I can't recommend it enough

—— New Statesman

Stevens' combination of meticulous research, character development and a knotty plot is guaranteed to please

—— Guardian

Stevens' writing and plotting is sharper than ever

—— Bookseller

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