The Secret Key: Book 1 (Agatha Oddly)

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The Secret Key: Book 1 (Agatha Oddly)

The Secret Key: Book 1 (Agatha Oddly)

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This is a series that I will definitely recommend every one who is a fan of Nancy Drew, Famous Five & Hardy Boys; a middle grade fiction that is the start to a wonderful new series! Doctor Hargrave (Ronald Hargrave, BPhil MEd OBE) likes to fill silences. He’s very good at that, and it’s best to wait until he’s done. He isn’t a doctor, as you and I think of them, but he likes to be called one. He has five liver spots in the shape of the constellation Cassiopeia on his forehead, and a steely glare which I would say is a 4B on the eye colour chart I have hanging in my bedroom.

Our heroine is awesome, brilliant and accurately named after Agatha Christie. She is the perfect introduction to the famous crime novelist for young readers, who will grow up reading more mystery adventures! But she said Agatha should think about real puzzles, not just word searches and numbers. She had said: ‘Everybody is a puzzle, Agatha. Everyone in the street has their own story, their own reasons for being the way they are, their own secrets. Those are the really important puzzles.’ 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.

Disclaimer: A Physical Copy was provided via Harper Collins India in exchange for an honest review. The Thoughts, opinions & feelings expressed in the review are therefore, my own. 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.

Eines Morgens wird Agatha Zeuge, wie eine ältere Dame wird von einem Motorradfahrer angefahren wird. Das ist der Beginn für Agathas ersten richtigen Fall… der bald ernster wird, als es ihr lieb ist und wichtiger als erwartet… Der Stil des Buches ist rasant und actionreich mit viel Humor. Der Fall an sich ist mega spannend, leider wird die Erzählung immer wieder mit Agathas blühender Fantasie und Tagträumen angereichert. Mich hat das sehr verwirrt. Ok – dass da kein kleiner Hercule Poirot auf dem Schreibtisch des Rektors rumhüpft, kann ich mir denken und klar als Phantasieausbruch erkennen. Bei anderen Szenen, die durchaus real sein könnten und sich dann als nicht real herausstellen ist das schon schwieriger. So wurde mein Lesefluß immer wieder gebremst und ich musste Realität und Fiktion sortieren. Schade, denn ohne diese Tagträume wäre es ein fantastisches Buch gewesen. Aber ich habe hier eine Leserin im empfohlenen Lesealter und ich weiß genau, dass Jette das auch schlecht für sich trennen könnte und schnell die Lust am Lesen verlöre.This really happened – he was – but without evidence I had to drop my investigation. Plus, Dad grounded me. 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. The Secret Key, the first in a new series, reminded me exactly of that feeling – it was a nostalgic moment to be reminded of the reason why I fell in love with reading in the first place! Agatha? I wasn’t expecting you today...?’ Her Caribbean accent is slightly stronger when she’s surprised– it’s the only ‘tell’ she has– the only clue to her real emotions. I shake my head. 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...

This book was just fantastic. I started and finished it in a single day. I just couldn't separate myself from the wonderful, quirky personality that is Agatha. She's a 13 year old girl with more gumption than I had at that age or even have now in my late 20's. 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?” An exceptionally-written novel, which kept you the readers in agony about what is going to happen next, how Agatha is going to get past each obstacle and what is really going on behind the scenes. Two – you tried to miss lessons by convincing the groundskeeper that you were an apprentice tree surgeon who needed to scale a tree near the boundary wall… and just so you could get out of school…” I remember falling in love with mysteries and adventures when I was first introduced to Nancy Drew – I fancied myself to be a detective; seeing secrets to be unraveled everywhere I went – this was the reason why I fell in love with reading; for it gave me a chance to see the world around me with new eyes.

Due to her father's job, she lives in a small cabin in Hyde Park, which also happens to be the center of a few mysterious happenings. When things escalate and London's water supply is contaminated by a toxin, Agatha steps in to save the day!

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. Using her room full of beloved sleuthing novels and operating from detective headquarters in a cottage in the middle of Hyde Park, she’s on the case! No case is too odd for Agatha Oddly!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. 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.



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