The Secret Key: Meet thirteen-year-old Agatha Oddly – a bold, determined heroine, and the star of a stylish new detective series.Agatha Oddlow has been a detective for as long as she can remember – she’s just been waiting for her first big case.

What we have here is Agatha, a 13-year old girl, named after the famous Agatha Christie, living only with his dad. She is one little girl with the longing for adventure, wild imaginations, and of course, deduction skills. In those ordinary days, she is one called trouble maker. Because of her wild imaginations, she always wants to know about everything and investigate it, so she said. I know,’ I say, ‘but I was hoping to talk to you.’ It’s strange how much less confident I feel, now that I’m faced with the professor. She has a big presence for such a small, neat person, and it’s hard not to be... intimidated. ‘ That girl knows what she wants and is not afraid to take it. That girl is confident, good-hearted and absolutely the sweetest. I wish I was not afraid to take risks as she did. She thought me not to care about others opinions and put my chin up and take my world into my own hands. My heart was crying for her and her story but she's strong and I know she will be ok. Agatha is my new hero. With her, I could solve any problem out there... First of all, mystery has always been something that I love and I was so eager to read this series. A 13 year old detective, named after my favorite mystery's author, Agatha Christie? Never going to miss that. After reading over 150 romances this year, I wanted to read something innocent and something completely out of my age group. There comes Agatha Oddly with her enchanted melody of a great time, a tiny bit of tears and a hell lot of entertainment. This was absolutely a brilliant read.Zusammen mit Agatha verschlägt es uns im zweiten Band sehr oft in die unterirdische Welt, die sich unter der Metropole London befindet. Wir erfahren so einiges Neues über die Torwächter-Gilde und auch der Aufklärung des mysteriösen Todes von Agathas Mutter kommen wir ein kleines bisschen näher. Was genau Agatha aber alles in Erfahrung bringen wird, werde ich hier natürlich nicht erzählen. ;) Your headmaster has already been talking for twenty-two minutes.” Poirot raises an eyebrow, as though daring me to do something about it. “He might break his record of twenty-seven, no?” The Secret Key follows the ambition of Agatha Oddly; a thirteen year old girl who loves solving mysteries; she has even started her own Detective Agency with her best friend, Liam – but her big break comes when she sees an old woman run down by a biker – and find a tattoo of a key on her arm. Soon London discovers that their water supply has been contaminated and that sets her, and she brings along her best friend, Liam, on her adventure. Murder at the Museum: A second mystery for thirteen-year-old Agatha Oddly – a bold, determined heroine, and the star of this stylish new detective series. Agatha Oddlow’s set to become the youngest member of the Gatekeepers’ Guild, but before that, she’s got a mystery to solve!

Agatha Oddlow is on the case with yet another adventure! An assistant at the National Gallery has gone missing, but when Agatha begins investigating, she uncovers a plot bigger than she could ever have imagined. Join Agatha as she travels throughout London and into the very heart of the mystery.... In a cottage next to Hyde Park. Agatha lives with her Dad ( Rufus), who’s been a Royal Park warden since he left school at sixteen. He’s worked his way up to the position of head warden of Hyde Park. They live in Groundskeeper’s Cottage. Solving mysteries! Together, Agatha and her best friend Liam Lau have set up the Oddlow Agency (no ‘detective’ in the title, to avoid annoying the headmaster). Agatha’s late mother named her after Agatha Christie. She got Agatha to read the complete works of Agatha Christie – the mysteries of Poirot, Miss Marple, and Tommy and Tuppence – because Agatha liked solving puzzles.

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Thirteen‐year‐old Agatha Oddlow (or Oddly, as other people like to call her) is a bold, determined heroine, and the star of a stylish new detective series. With her Oddlow Agency detective company and her best friend Liam Lau at her side, she’s perfectly poised to solve the mystery of what’s going on. Agatha Oddlow is on the case with yet another adventure! An assistant at the National Gallery has gone missing, but when Agatha begins investigating, she uncovers a plot bigger than she could ever have imagined. Join Agatha as she travels throughout London and into the very heart of the mystery…

I zone out. I’ve always found this easy – like switching channels on TV. If I want to watch something more interesting, I just imagine it. I call it my ‘Change Channel’ mechanism.The Secret Key is the very first novel in a brand new series by Lena Jones revolving around the adventures of Agatha Oddlow, a thirteen-year-old girl who's addicted to crime novels and wishes nothing more than to become a detective. And, she kind of is, already! And in book 3, an assistant at the National Gallery has gone missing, but something bigger than anything she could ever have imagined takes her travelling throughout London.

Jeder Mensch ist ein Rätsel, Agatha. Jeder da draußen auf der Straße hat eine eigene Geschichte, eigene Gründe dafür, warum er so ist, wie er ist, eigene Geheimnisse. Das sind die wirklich wichtigen Rätsel. Die Tagträume bewirken auch, dass die Protagonistin viel jünger wirkt, als angegeben. Agatha ist für mich kein Teenager – auch wenn ihr Umfeld sie so behandelt. Ich habe eher eine moderne Pippi Langstrumpf vor mir gesehen die sich zwar schlau aber auch extrem phantasiereich durchs Leben schlägt. I am giving Murder at the Museum by Lena Jones five stars, and I recommend it. I love an excellent middle-grade mystery, and this one kept me guessing who could be that nefarious to plan this. Once again I found the plot overall to be well paced and interesting. The title is perhaps a little misleading as although the murder at the museum is what first comes to Agatha’s attention very little of the book is actually spent investigating the murder. Instead we follow Agatha as she investigates underground tunnels, and eventually manages to tie everything together in the dramatic climax to the story! Agatha Oddlow has been a detective for as long as she can remember - she’s just been waiting for her first big case. And nothing gets bigger than saving the city of London from some strange goings-on.Der erste große Fall ist erfolgreich gelöst und der nächste soll nicht lange auf sich warten lassen. Pünktlich zum Schulbeginn ist erneut Agathas Spürsinn gefragt: Im British Museum wurde einer der Nachtwächter ermordet! Klar, dass Agatha sofort Feuer und Flamme ist und den Mord unbedingt aufklären möchte. Die Polizei tappt noch im Dunklen, aber Meisterdetektivin Agatha hat bereits eine heiße Spur. Sie beginnt also auf eigene Faust zu ermitteln und wird dabei auf unglaubliche Dinge stoßen. This is the twelfth –” the headmaster glances up from his notes –“no, let me correct that – the thirteenth time you’ve been in trouble this term, Agatha.” And nothing gets bigger than saving the City of London from some strange goings-on. With a scholarship to the prestigious St Regis School, a cottage in the middle of Hyde Park, a room full of beloved sleuthing novels, and a secret key that gives her access to a whole hidden side of London, Agatha is perfectly poised to solve the mystery of what’s going on.