Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen: The Body under the Piano

By: Marthe Jocelyn, Isabelle Follath

Narrated by: Sarah English

A smart and charming middle-grade mystery series starring young detective Aggie Morton and her friend Hector, inspired by the imagined life of Agatha Christie as a child and her most popular creation, Hercule Poirot. For fans of Lemony Snicket and The Wollstonecraft Detective Agency.

Aggie Morton lives in a small town on the coast of England in 1902. Adventurous and imaginative but deeply shy, Aggie hasn't got much to do since the death of her beloved father . . . until the fateful day when she crosses paths with twelve-year-old Belgian immigrant Hector Perot and discovers a dead body on the floor of the Mermaid Dance Room! As the number of suspects grows and the murder threatens to tear the town apart, Aggie and her new friend will need every tool at their disposal -- including their insatiable curiosity, deductive skills and not a little help from their friends -- to solve the case before Aggie's beloved dance instructor is charged with a crime Aggie is sure she didn't commit.

Filled with mystery, adventure, an unforgettable heroine and several helpings of tea and sweets, The Body Under the Piano is the clever debut of a new series for middle-grade readers and Christie and Poirot fans everywhere, from a Governor General's Award--nominated author of historical fiction for children.

WONDERFUL

I recommend this audio book to kids who are starting to read murder mystery books! I also liked the scheme of things!

Lovely

What a lovely jaunt into an imagined childhood of Agatha Christie. I really enjoyed the author's perspective and the small army of characters introduced throughout the book. Murder but not gruesome, adventure but not too daunting, intrigue but not easily guessed with plenty of red herrings to go around. I would easily recommend this book to someone who enjoys Christie's works or a similar genre.

Actress can't do a French accent

The voice actress for this is wonderful at reading but her French accent is awful, which makes her a poor choice for a book with a main character who has a French accent.

The book itself also feels very much like it was written by an adult who doesn't remember what it's like to be a kid.