Agatha, Girl of Mystery - The Pearl of Bengal

SECOND MISSIONAgentsAgathaTwelve years old, an aspiring mystery writer; has a formidable memoryDashAgatha's cousin and student at the private school Eye International Detective AcademyChandlerButler and former boxer with impeccable British styleWatsonObnoxious Siberian cat with the nose of a bloodhoundUncle RudyardAn adventurous wildlife photographer and animal wranglerDESTINATIONIndia
New Delhi
The Bay of BengalOBJECTIVETo find a priceless jewel, the legendary Pearl of Bengal, stolen from the temple of the goddess Kali in the Ganges River Delta.Table of ContentsIt was a Saturday afternoon in mid-October. Dashiell Mistery was elbowing his way through a sea of umbrellas that had popped up like mushrooms when a sudden downpour hit. Within minutes, all of London was drenched. The bustling city streets were as muddy and gray as a scene out of Dickens.Fourteen years old and as thin as a rake, Dash was a typical teenage boy, except for his secret obsession. He was studying to be a detective, though he told everybody he met that he was pursuing an online degree in marketing.Only a few family members knew the truth. Among them was his extraordinary younger cousin, Agatha Mistery."Watch where you're going!" scolded a woman standing in front of a wig shop. In his rush, Dash had bumped into her, knocking her leather purse into a puddle. He scooped it up, shook it dry, and shoved it back into her hands."Here you go. Good as new!" he gasped, speeding away as she stood there sputtering. His best friends were waiting for him at the Hastings Street Bowling Alley, and if the church-tower clock he'd just passed was correct, he was already twenty minutes late.As usual, Dash had taken his sweet time waking up. He'd slapped down his snooze-alarm several times, grabbed a slice of cold pizza while playing a rap mix he'd burned, and zoomed out of his penthouse apartment in Baker Palace without even checking the weather online.Big mistake. Everybody in London knew the city had only two