Y.S. Lee has a Ph.D. in Victorian Literature and Culture and says her research inspired her to write Book One of The Agency trilogy. a oeWomena (TM)s choices were grim in those days, even for the clever, a she says. a oeThe Agency is a totally unrealistic, completely fictitious antidote to the fate that would otherwise swallow a girl like Mary Quinn.a Y. S. Lee lives in Ontario, Canada.
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Steeped in Victorian atmosphere and intrigue, this diverting mystery trails a feisty heroine as she takes on a precarious secret assignment.Rescued from the gallows in 1850s London, young orphan (and thief) Mary Quinn is surprised to be offered a singular... SEE MORE