“The Agency for Scandal is glorious! Clever, funny, charming, and achingly romantic, it is a delight from start to finish. Laura Wood always writes about love and friendship with a deft hand, and this is her best work yet” Katherine Webber, author of Twin Crowns
An all-female detective agency righting wrongs at the end of the nineteenth century; infiltrating a scandalous upper class world straight out of Bridgerton and using their wit and bravery to unmask a villain.
When Marigold Bloom finds her family business in trouble a chance encounter with the devastatingly handsome and extremely bad-tempered Oliver Lockhart leads her to the Aviary - a secret agency of women who specialise in blackmailing troublesome men. Soon, Mari is the agency's newest recruit, sent to investigate the mysterious return of Oliver's long lost sister. Forced to masquerade as a newly engaged couple, it is up to Mari and Oliver to determine if there is an imposter in their midst. But what happens when the line between truth and fiction starts to blur? And what do you do when a pretend romance starts to feel all too real?
'Incredibly charming' Sophie Irwin, author of A Lady's Guide to Fortune Hunting
Bridgerton meets Charlie's Angels - the most romantic, exciting, empowering YA of the year.
A smart, charming, brilliantly plotted and swooningly romantic story about a collective of bold women changing their world.
Effie is changing the world, one classroom at a time.
Dark forces are at work at Highworth Grange school: the student council has been taken over by a tyrannical villain with his own agenda. But Effie Kostas isn't about to stand by and watch democracy crumble! She's leading the resistance - but politics can be a dirty game and Effie will need to keep her wits about her as she faces down the enemy. With the help of her brilliant band of misfit friends, a bad-tempered parrot, and a former nemesis, can Effie save the school she loves before it's too late?
The first audiobook in a brand-new series from award-winning children's author Laura Wood.
Join Effie Kostas as she fights to become Student Council President in her new school. With a campaign team of loveable misfits, she tackles the truly important subjects: gender imbalance, outdated school conventions...and good-looking boys stealing the last slice of chocolate cake at lunchtime.
A laugh out-loud rallying call for switched-on kids everywhere.
Nach einer kunterbunten Kindheit im Zirkus stolpert die quirlige Poppy kopfüber ins aufregende Internatsleben. Und weil sie Zuckerwatte zum Frühstück verspeist und Saltos im Klassenzimmer vollführt, fi nden ihre Mitschüler sie ganz wunderbar. Vor allem Ingrid und Kip entpuppen sich als wahre Freundschaftswunder. Und Freunde für gemeinsame Abenteuer sind auch bitter nötig, denn es häufen sich Gerüchte über einen verborgenen Internatsschatz, und das nahegelegene Rathaus wurde angezündet. Außerdem scheint die aktuelle Macbeth-Theaterau? ührung in der Aula verfl ucht zu sein. Poppy, Ingrid und Kip wollen die Geheihmnisse lüften ... Laura Wood schuf ein fantastisches Abenteuer voller liebenswerter Persönlichkeiten, herrlich absurder Momente und mit einer waschechten Detektivgeschichte!
