Alan Bradley is the New York Times bestselling author of many short stories, children’s stories, newspaper columns, and the memoir The Shoebox Bible. His first Flavia de Luce novel, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, received the Crime Writers’ Association Debut Dagger Award, the Dilys Award, the Arthur Ellis Award, the Agatha Award, the Macavity Award, and the Barry Award, and was nominated for the Anthony Award. His other Flavia de Luce novels are The Weed That Strings the Hangman’s Bag, A Red Herring Without Mustard, I Am Half-Sick of Shadows, Speaking from Among the Bones, The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches, As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust, Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew’d, and The Grave’s a Fine and Private Place, as well as the ebook short story “The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse.”
“Irresistibly appealing.”—The New York Times Book Review
“This idiosyncratic young heroine continues to charm.”—The Wall
Street Journal
“Full of pithy dialogue and colorful characters, this series would
appeal strongly to fans of Dorothy Sayers, Gladys Mitchell, and Leo
Bruce as well as readers who like clever humor mixed in with their
mysteries.”—Library Journal (starred review)
“Think preteen Nancy Drew, only savvier . . . and you have Flavia
de Luce.”—Entertainment Weekly
“Outstanding . . . [a] marvelous blend of whimsy and
mystery.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Delightful . . . a treasure.”—The Seattle Times
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