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An Unlikely Agent
Jane Menczer
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Description for An Unlikely Agent
Paperback. A new crime novel for lovers of traditional well-crafted detective fiction. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FF; FHD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
London, 1905. Margaret Trant lives with her ailing, irascible mother in a dreary boarding house in St John's Wood. The pair have fallen on hard times, with only Margaret's meagre salary from a ramshackle import-export company keeping them afloat. When a stranger on the tram hands her a newspaper open at the recruitment page, Margaret spots an advertisement that promises to `open new horizons beyond your wildest dreams!'. After a gruelling interview, she finds herself in a new position as a secretary in a dingy backstreet shop. But all is not as ... Read more
London, 1905. Margaret Trant lives with her ailing, irascible mother in a dreary boarding house in St John's Wood. The pair have fallen on hard times, with only Margaret's meagre salary from a ramshackle import-export company keeping them afloat. When a stranger on the tram hands her a newspaper open at the recruitment page, Margaret spots an advertisement that promises to `open new horizons beyond your wildest dreams!'. After a gruelling interview, she finds herself in a new position as a secretary in a dingy backstreet shop. But all is not as ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846973802
SKU
V9781846973802
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Ref
99-12
About Jane Menczer
Jane Menczer was born in Winchester and now lives in Cambridge. She has worked in a West End theatre, as a nanny, as a waitress, and as a bookseller. Working with Germaine Greer on her dissertation awakened an interest in all the talented and heroic women from other eras who have been overlooked or forgotten, and directly influenced the creation ... Read more
Reviews for An Unlikely Agent
'An enthralling Edwardian espionage thriller featuring an endearing, independent female lead and lashings of intrigue... Fuelled by the heroine's immense appeal, and the flawless plotting, this is an engrossing read... and I rather hope this gifted debut novelist dishes up more detective delights in the very near future'
Joanne Owen
LoveReading.co.uk
'Menczer plunges the reader into 1905 ... Read more
Joanne Owen
LoveReading.co.uk
'Menczer plunges the reader into 1905 ... Read more