Cecily Sawyer: How To Be a Spy
- Author Iona Rangeley
- Narrator Cassandra Harwood, To Be Confirmed
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date 19 June 2025
- Run Time 3 hours and 49 minutes
- Format x-book®
- Genre Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories.
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What to expect
A thrilling, mysterious and very, very funny new adventure from the award-winning author of EINSTEIN THE PENGUIN.
Cecily Sawyer has spent the evening in the attic, training her pet mouse, Mrs Maple Syrup – an unusually intelligent mouse, in Cecily’s opinion – when her parents disappear.
Luckily, Cecily is more than ready to investigate such a thing. She has wanted to be a spy her whole life, and has all the spy handbooks, manuals and code-cracking kits a girl could need.
But soon, Cecily discovers several very strange things in her city. She’s not the only spy out there – far from it, in fact. And Mrs Maple Syrup is not the only unusually intelligent mouse…
Critics Review
'With so many undercover agents vying for attention, the choice can seem daunting - but Cecily Sawyer: How to Be a Spy, a delightful new adventure by Iona Rangeley, shows the detective formula working at its best ... Rangeley is a witty, beguiling writer - and what follows is a neatly plotted adventure, in which each clue forms part of a puzzle which the reader can piece together as the narrative rips along.' - The Telegraph
'Whip smart, absolutely hilarious and full of charm.' - Laura Noakes, author of Cosima Unfortunate Steals a Star
'A fabulous book' - Zohra Nabi, author of The Kingdom over the Sea
'A charming and elegant corrective to the notion that 10 year-old girls and mice have no role to play in espionage.' - Luke Jennings, author of Killing Eve
'I firmly recommend this book. A very good start for those who want to join the profession or who just want a good read.' - Sir John Scarlett, former Chief of MI6 (really)
Praise for EINSTEIN THE PENGUIN:
'Funny, intriguing and utterly heart-warming ... Wonderful' Booktrust
'A delight' Sunday Times
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