On this day 24th June 1920 I turned fourteen. I plan to have a very exciting future now that I have thrown off the SHACKLES of SCHOOL! A detective is what I would most like to be. I cannot think of any reason why I could not be one. Except perhaps I am too young. And I don't like blood. Nancy Parker has recently been engaged in her first position - as a housemaid for the very modern Mrs Bryce. It's not Nancy's dream job (she'd rather be investigating crimes like they do in her beloved six-penny thrillers) but as Mrs Bryce starts to entertain her new neighbours with lavish parties, it becomes clear that something strange and interesting might be afoot. Local burglaries, a cook with a deep, dark secret - and Mrs Bryce's own glamorous but murky past. Will Nancy solve the mysteries while still keeping on top of her chores?
'One to put under the microscope of your budding Holmes.' Alex O
'Connell, The Times Saturday Review Praise for The Dangerous Discoveries of Gully Potchard This colourful Victorian adventure story takes its inspiration from the tradition of classic children's literature ... in which brave children triumph over unpleasant adults. With a lively cast of characters and an exciting plot, this is a pacy and enjoyable adventure. Booktrust Praise for The Dangerous Discoveries of Gully Potchard Dahl meets Dickens in this rollicking tale Teach Primary 'It's a good read, with an authentic background and the chance to work things out for yourself.' Parents in Touch Praise for The Mysterious Misadventures of Clemency Wrigglesworth a magnificent, madcap book
- Julia Lee is like an anarchic Frances Hodgson Burnett Katherine Rundell, author of Rooftoppers. Highly entertaining read Primary Times 'An entertaining, humorous story with a very likeable heroine The School Librarian
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About Julia Lee
Julia Lee has been making up stories for as long as she can remember. She wrote her first book aged 5, mainly so that she could do all the illustrations with a brand-new 4-colour pen, and her mum stitched the pages together on her sewing machine. Julia grew up in London, but moved to the seaside to study English at university, and has stayed there ever since. Her career has been a series of accidents, discovering lots of jobs she didn’t want to do, because secretly she always wanted to be a writer. Julia is married, has two sons, and lives in Sussex. She has written books for grown-ups under the name Julia Widdows.
