![]() ![]() ![]() It didn’t take long for me to get hooked. I wondered why I’d never heard of her - America’s first woman detective? And she’d had a hand in saving Abraham Lincoln’s life? I began to dig deeper into the history of Allan Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency, reading anything I could find on the cases that involved Kate Warne. It was just a quick aside about her, but it struck me as a fascinating tidbit. I was researching another story altogether when I sort of stumbled onto a sentence about Kate Warne and how she was hired as a Pinkerton detective. Q: Hi Kate! Tell us how you came up with the idea for this story.Ī: It seems that 1856 is my year. Based on the extraordinary true story of Kate Warne, this is a tale filled with nail-biting suspense, adventure, and history. With huge events unfolding in the Civil War era nation, Nell uncovers truths about her past and also helps her aunt solve mysteries in the present. Synopsis: Eleven-year old Nell Warne arrives on the doorstep of her Aunt Kate, the first ever female detective for the famous Pinkerton Detective Agency. She’s the author of the Cupcake Cousins series, and today is the release date for her thrilling historical fiction adventure, The Detective’s Assistant. We’re so happy to host author Kate Hannigan on the Mixed-Up Files today. Does your book qualify as middle-grade?.Turning Kids Into Bookworms: A Book List For Parents.Successful Author or Illustrator Visits.Schedule a Skype Visit with a Mixed-Up Files Author.Author Websites With Discussion/Activity Guides. ![]()
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