There are several clues and strange signs that Agatha needs to figure out to solve the crisis. The mystery is set in a hot summer day in London when the town’s water supply is replaced by red, slimy algae. Agatha is always prepared for a mission such as a missing dog or a stolen bike, but this is the biggest one yet. She is an excellent detective and has all the kit a good detective needs: a fingerprint detector, lock picking kit and much more. She is named after Agatha Christie and her favourite detective is Hercule Poirot. I’m so glad that I did – I loved this book.Īgatha Oddlow is a 13 year old detective. I wasn’t sure at first but thought I would give it a go. I can see why this series comes so well recommended, and recommend it myself to those in the middle grade bracket who enjoy a good riddle.A few days ago, I came across this book on Libby (it is an online library app which you should check out if you haven’t already) when I was looking for my next read. It was an enjoyable read, watching someone who is a cross between a normal teenager and a genius detective at work, all while balancing schoolwork and friendships along the way. When, in the course of investigating, her father is threatened and she finds possible clues to her mother’s death, her protective instincts of both of them are raised hight. Agatha is a kind, sweet soul who loves her father dearly, and misses her mother desperately. If anything, it prompts her to keep going, feeling more and more certain she’s onto something. Quickly, Agatha finds herself in hot water, and in more danger than she had anticipated. She’s sure there’s a bigger picture at play, and as more and more things seem to be linked to it, even her best friend and their new surprise fellow detective can’t help but agree. But what she does that most of us wouldn’t, is decides to investigate, and find some answers to this mystery.

When she witnesses a woman knocked down by a motorbike on her way to school, she’s as horrified as anyone would be. This isn’t the only time her imaginary detective companion pays her a visit, but she comes to rely more on herself than on him as the book continues.

She even imagines a little Hercule Poirot on the seat next to her while he talks, and they place bets on how long the teacher will talk for. And although I didn’t enjoy this quite as much as those, it was a really fun read, with a protagnoist I came to care about.Īgatha has always wanted to be a detective, when we first meet her, she’s in trouble with the headmaster for breaking rules in the search of answers again. I had my sights on this one for a while, after it was recommended to me by someone who also loved the Murder Most Unladylike series I’ve been working my way through.

Agatha oddly the secret key