The detective's assistant

By Kate Hannigan

Subjects: Mystery and detective stories, United states, history, 1865-1898, fiction, Aunts, Sex role, Pinkerton's National Detective Agency, Orphans, fiction, Fiction, Chicago (ill.), fiction, Children's fiction, Orphans, Juvenile fiction, Lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865, fiction, History, Sex role, fiction

Description: "In 1859, eleven-year-old Nell goes to live with her aunt, Kate Warne, the first female detective for Pinkerton's National Detective Agency. Nell helps her aunt solve cases, including a mystery surrounding Abraham Lincoln, and the mystery of what happened to Nell's own father" -- In 1859, eleven-year-old Nell goes to live with her aunt, Kate Warne, the first female detective for Pinkerton's National Detective Agency. Nell helps her aunt solve cases, including a mystery surrounding Abraham Lincoln.