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Mary begins this story by going undercover for Queen Victoria at Buckingham Palace because small items are disappearing. Soon she is investigating a crime in an opium den that could be a major source of scandal for the Prince of Wales. Even more disturbing is that the accused killer might be Mary's long-lost father. Mary has successfully hidden her mixed heritage from everyone. No one knows that she is half Chinese.

Mary is also dealing with a new encounter with James Easton. They didn't part on good terms at the end of Mary's last adventure. Now, James has been tasked with repairing the sewers that run under Buckingham Palace which could allow thieves and assassins entry into the palace. Mary and James need to work together but their feelings could get in the way.

Mary is also dealing with issues at the Agency. The two managing partners have very different ideas of where the Agency should go in the future and Mary is torn between them.

This was another exciting historical mystery. I especially like that Mary is a complex person who has a wide variety of issues in her life. The action was fast-paced and the historical setting interesting. I can't wait to read more of Mary's adventures.


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The Agency 3 The Traitor in the Tunnel YS Lee Books Reviews

A real page turner that has kept,me,up,way past,my bedtime.secrets,,personal,and,political, are revealed, relationships,are unravelled in unexpected ways, and Mary and James meet again. Anything more than that would be telling..
The only thing wrong with this series is that is finished and that two years have gone by with no new works from this incredibly talented author. The unique perspective she gives her readers about Victorian England from the point of view of the middle and lower classes is quite remarkable. Her characters are marvelous and it would be great to continue following them. I recommend these novels to all adults-young and not young. Please let us have more!
Y.S. Lee succeeds again in telling a tightly woven and compelling story. The characters are consistent and well-crafted in their development and relationships. I only wish the story was longer so that we could spend more time with these lovable characters. The book overall continues the reader's appetite for the next novel in the series.

There are some scenes that are fairly adult (i.e. sexual assault with threat of rape, solicitation, prisoner abuse and death), but are dealt with realistically and adeptly. As with Ms. Lee's other books in this series, this book reaches a very good balance between story, character and themes to appeal to readers of EVERY age.
Me Lee has crafted another well-written adventure in her Victorian series The Agency, with this entry that sheds some light on Mary Quinn's background while furthering the developing relationship between James and Mary. Still a lot left to explore in the next book The Agency Rivals in the City which I' m off to devour.
I fell in love with Mary in A Spy in the House, and I have fallen in love with her again. On this mission, while trying to find out who has been stealing things from the Blue Room in the Buckingham Palace, she uncovers something else; and its way bigger than a few thefts. One disaster after another keeps heading Mary's way as she tries to figure things out and put puzzle pieces together.
The ending was the better than I could have ever imagined it and it made me very happy. The only thing I didn't like about this book was that James Easton didn't make as many appearances as I would have liked, but all in all it was a wonderful story.
Anybody who loves historical fiction or mysteries will love this book.

(Reviewed by Rachel R. 14)
The author often spoke of a trilogy, and all the threads are tied up neatly, but... I see a fourth volume. Hummmmmm
A great quick read. Fun characters, good plot. A bit of a force fit to tie up the disparate threads, but one can't have everything.
I am an immense fan of Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes mysteries and all the many derivatives in its many formats. Recently I discovered Y.S. Lee's series, "Mary Quinn Mystery The Agency". This review covers all three books.

At age 12, Mary Quinn is rescued from the gallows by the head teacher at Miss Scrimshaw's Academy for Girls, an `unusual institution" that offers special training to certain chosen girls. Mary is clever, fierce and ambitious--not the sort of girl held in high regard in Victorian England, but exactly the kind recruited by the Academy. The Academy, it turns out, is headquarters for The Agency, a secret organization devoted to training female detectives. Here, girls are trained in the Holmes' tradition, to "think rationally, to carry themselves with confidence, and to stand by their opinions."

The characters are complex and compelling, especially Mary Quinn. Unlike typical characters in many series where main characters remain static, Mary evolves over the course of the three novels, as is expected as she grows and excels in her profession, and as she struggles to come to terms with her personal history. Equally enticing is her simmering relationship, defined by the snappy repartee, with the handsome James Easton. This is particularly true of Book Three. But the secondary characters are also vividly realized. And my favorites include Alfred Quigley (Book One), the appealing poverty stricken imp; the observant and humorous Octavius Jones (Book Two); and the `feckless' Prince of Wales (Book Three).

The gritty landscape of Victorian London is as realized a character as Mary Quinn the lush surroundings of the privileged; the Thames River oozing with waste, roiling in the sweltering heat; the dark alleys infested with gut-wrenching poverty.

In Book One (A Spy in the House), Mary works her first undercover mission as a lady's companion, investigating the mysterious disappearance of cargo ships. In Book Two (The Body At the Tower), Mary disguises herself as a young boy to investigate a death at the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament. In Book Three (The Traitor in the Tunnel), Mary poses as a domestic working in the royal household at Buckingham Palace, investigating a petty thief that turns quickly into a murder.

As with many detective stories, plot movements seem rather convenient at times, but this takes nothing away from the adventure. The three books are action-packed and riveting.
Mary begins this story by going undercover for Queen Victoria at Buckingham Palace because small items are disappearing. Soon she is investigating a crime in an opium den that could be a major source of scandal for the Prince of Wales. Even more disturbing is that the accused killer might be Mary's long-lost father. Mary has successfully hidden her mixed heritage from everyone. No one knows that she is half Chinese.

Mary is also dealing with a new encounter with James Easton. They didn't part on good terms at the end of Mary's last adventure. Now, James has been tasked with repairing the sewers that run under Buckingham Palace which could allow thieves and assassins entry into the palace. Mary and James need to work together but their feelings could get in the way.

Mary is also dealing with issues at the Agency. The two managing partners have very different ideas of where the Agency should go in the future and Mary is torn between them.

This was another exciting historical mystery. I especially like that Mary is a complex person who has a wide variety of issues in her life. The action was fast-paced and the historical setting interesting. I can't wait to read more of Mary's adventures.