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.”
“Mystery fans seeking novels of wit, an immersive English
countryside setting, and rich characterizations will be rewarded
with this newest entry in the award-winning series.”—Library
Journal (starred review)
“There is such a thing as willing suspension of disbelief brought
on by sheer outlandish charm, and that’s what [Alan] Bradley and
some delicious writing have tapped.”—London Free Press
“Flavia’s first-person narration reveals her precocious
intellect as well as her youthful vulnerability.”—Shelf
Awareness
“Flavia is once again a fun, science-loving protagonist. . . . This
series entry ends on a note that begs for the next story.”—Library
Reads
“An eleven-year-old prodigy with an astonishing mind for chemistry
and a particular interest in poisons.”—The Strand Magazine (Five of
the Best Historical Heroines)
“Bradley’s preteen heroine comes through in the end with a series
of deductions so clever she wants to hug herself. So will
you.”—Kirkus Reviews
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