"I wish I could say I was afraid, but I wasn't. For Flavia, who is both appalled and delighted, life begins in earnest when murder comes to Buckshaw. Then, hours later, Flavia finds a man lying in the cucumber patch and watches him as he takes his dying breath. It is the summer of 1950-and at the once-grand mansion of Buckshaw, young Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison, is intrigued by a series of inexplicable events: A dead bird is found on the doorstep, a postage stamp bizarrely pinned to its beak. a delightful, intrepid, acid-tongued new heroine." -Chicago Sun-Times sure to be one of the most loved mysteries of the year. WINNER OF THE AGATHA - ARTHUR ELLIS - DILYS - DEBUT DAGGER AWARDS "Wonderfully entertaining. Bradley, Alan The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie: A Flavia de Luce Mystery (Flavia de Luce Mysteries)īantam, January 2010.
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