Hannigan, Kate,

The detective's assistant / by Kate Hannigan. - First edition. - 359 pages ; 21 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-359).

In 1859, eleven-year-old Nell goes to live with her aunt, Kate Warne, the first female detective for Pinkerton's National Detective Agency. Nell helps her aunt solve cases, including a mystery surrounding Abraham Lincoln, and the mystery of what happened to Nell's own father.

ISBN: 9780316403511 (hbk.) 0316403512 (hbk.) 9780316403511 0316403512

LCCN: 2014015131

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women detectives
Aunts
Orphans
Sex role
Aunts
Orphans
Sex role
Mystery and detective stories.
Aunts.
Detective and mystery stories.
Orphans.
Sex role.

LC Class. No.: PZ7.H198158 / Det 2015