The Detective’s Assistant | Historical Mystery (Grades 4–7)

This historical mystery follows eleven-year-old Nell Warne as she helps her aunt Kate, a detective with the Pinkerton Detective Agency, solve mysteries in Civil War-era America. Reading supports comprehension, evidence-based inference, character analysis, and discussion of the relationship between historical events and fiction.

• Subject: Language Arts, Reading Comprehension, U.S. History
• Suggested Grade Level: Grades 4–7
• Format: Chapter Book, Historical Mystery Fiction
• Historical Context: Civil War-era America; inspired by detective Kate Warne