The Girl with the Glass Bird

Written by Esme Kerr

Book #1 in the Knights Haddon series

A girl sent to spy at a boarding school uncovers a dangerous plot.

3.8 Goodreads · 664 ratings

265 pages· 63,634 words· Est. 9 hour read· 850L

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Edie, an orphan with a secret mission, arrives at Knight's Haddon boarding school to spy on Anastasia, a fragile Russian royal. Tasked with finding a missing crystal bird, Edie unexpectedly befriends Anastasia. Together, they stumble upon a sinister plot that threatens their lives. As they navigate the treacherous halls of the isolated estate, they must decide who to trust and how to thwart the looming danger. Can these unlikely allies unravel the mystery before it's too late?

From the publisher

When feisty Edie is sent to a remote school to spy on fragile Anastasia, she never imagines that they’ll become best friends instead–and discover an ominous plot that puts both their lives in danger!Through a series of strange coincidences, orphan Edie finds herself at Knight’s Haddon, a stately boarding school for girls. But Edie is not just another student–under normal circumstances, she could never afford to go to boarding school. She’s been sent to Knight’s Haddon by her art-dealer uncle to investigate the disappearance of a precious crystal bird that belongs to his secretive client’s daughter. Anastasia, a Russian royal, has a fragile disposition and a melodramatic bent–or so the headmistress and all the other girls say. Edie’s assignment is not only to find the missing glass bird; it’s to befriend the troubled blueblood and keep a watchful eye on her. When the two girls uncover a dangerous plot, how can they stop it? Inside the walls of the isolated estate, is there anyone they can trust?

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