Agatha Oddly Detective Series Lena Jones 3 Books Collection - The Secret Key, Murder at the Museum, The Silver Serpent

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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!

The mysteries in the Agatha Oddly Detective Series are well-plotted and complex, with plenty of twists and turns that keep readers guessing until the end. Lena Jones does an excellent job of weaving together multiple storylines and clues, creating a puzzle that readers can try to solve along with Agatha and Corvus. Each book in the series has a satisfying conclusion that ties up all the loose ends and reveals the culprit behind the crime. 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. Written from her point of view, I enjoy seeing what's inside her mind, wondering what it's like to be a very smart girl and it's so fun! The adventures and little things that she wants to explore are so refreshing.Agatha Oddlow’s set to become the youngest member of the Gatekeepers’ Guild, but before that, she’s got a mystery to solve! 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. Erfahren tun wir alles erneut aus der Sicht der 13-jährigen Agatha in der Ich-Perspektive. Mit Agatha sind den Autoren, die sich hinter dem Pseudonym Lena Jones verbergen, eine richtig coole Protagonistin gelungen. Agatha ist so ein Mädel, wie ich sie in Büchern liebe: Gewitzt, mutig und extrem tough und schlagfertig. Agatha ist wirklich nie um einen flotten Spruch verlegen. Sie lässt sich nicht unterkriegen und besitzt eine enorm gute Auffassungs- und Kombinationsgabe. Vor Agathas messerscharfen Verstand und ihren brillanten Fähigkeiten kann man wirklich nur den Hut ziehen. Sie ist einfach einzigartig und die geborene Detektivin. 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.

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. 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! She looks up. ‘No, Agatha, I’m afraid not. I was really hoping we’d have some answers by now. It troubles me to think of the Guild as vulnerable in this way– that a file could go missing. I hate having to mistrust so many people—’ She stops abruptly, as if she’s giving too much away. ‘But I do have some of my most trusted agents working on finding your mother’s missing file and, I promise you, as soon as we have any information, you’ll be among the first to hear about it.’ I stare at the red letters for a moment, feeling a familiar excitement. It’s been five weeks since I solved the case of the red slime that had polluted London’s water supply – and I’m itching to get going again. Things have been too quiet, with no cases to solve, so I haven’t been enjoying my summer holidays as much as usual.

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. Agatha is set to become the youngest member of the Gatekeepers’ Guild, but before that, she’s got a mystery to solve! There’s been a murder at the British Museum, and Agatha suspects that the police are missing a wider plot going on below London - a plot involving a disused tube station, a huge fireworks display, and 5,000 tonnes of gold bullion....