In a nutshell: a diary of detection from our favourite 1920s housemaid | With the current craze for historical mysteries and clever girl detectives, readers will be delighted to make the acquaintance of Nancy Parker, bright young maid and experienced sleuth. In this adventure, she’s starting a new job as housekeeper for the somewhat eccentric Miss Dearing at creaky Oxcoombe Grange.
A series of unexplained bumps in the night set Nancy’s detective instincts jangling, and with the help of her friend Ella, at school nearby, she determines to find out what’s going on. It’s told partly through Nancy’s diaries and partly through third person narrative, so readers are always at the very heart of the action.
The mystery is thoroughly satisfying and this is just the kind of book to kindle a life-long appreciation of crime fiction.
Definitely one to recommend to fans of Robin Stevens’s Murder Most Unladylike series, and readers will also enjoy Katherine Woodfine’s Sinclair’s Mysteries. ~ Andrea Reece
Maidservants, Mystery, and Murder! Everyone's favourite housemaid-detective is back! Now Nancy has a new job working at Oxcoombe Grange. It's great except for one thing - Nancy is convinced the house is haunted! Ella Otter, now a reluctant pupil at nearby Seabourne Grammar School for Girls, demands a scientific investigation.
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Maidservants, Mystery, and Murder! Everyone's favourite housemaid-detective is back!
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Nancy Parker's Spooky Speculations and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
Nancy Parker's Spooky Speculations features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, Crime & Mystery, Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 7+ readers
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Nancy Parker's Spooky Speculations was written by Julia Lee and published by Oxford University Press
Nancy Parker's Spooky Speculations has 251 pages
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