The thick red sludge which has usurped London’s fresh water supply appears to be a problem with no solution.

So clearly when she witnesses a hit-and-run in Hyde Park which is swiftly followed by a terrible disaster with London’s water supply, Agatha is thrilled that her biggest chance yet has appeared. Along with her best friend Liam Lau, Oddlow Investigations maintains that ‘no case is too odd’ for their sleuthing partnership and Agatha’s many imaginary conversations with her hero, Hercule Poirot, convince her that she is exactly the right type to be a detective.

She is far more interested in pursuing mysteries, real or imagined, often to the detriment of her school behaviour. They are managing on their own pretty well though Agatha is less than impressed with posh school St Regis, to which she won a scholarship. Agatha lives with her dad, who is head warden at Hyde Park gardens, in a quaint cottage in the grounds of the garden. How can anyone resist someone named after the Queen of detective fiction herself? Agatha Oddlow is thirteen years old and her mother raised her on a steady diet of detective novels, logic and puzzles before she died. Here’s a brilliant new girl detective series for all your lovers of this ever popular genre and this one is for slightly older girls.

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