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.”
“A winning tenth mystery.”—People
“Flavia’s over-the-top use of alliteration . . . and proudly
precocious, sesquipedalian vocabulary . . . along with the
thoroughly endearing cast of characters, make this series’ tenth
installment a laugh-out-loud winner.”—Booklist (starred
review)
“Flavia de Luce hasn’t lost a sister, she’s gained a
case—and what a case. . . . Perhaps the most consistently
hilarious adventure of the alarmingly precocious heroine.”—Kirkus
Reviews
Acclaim for Alan Bradley’s beloved Flavia de Luce novels, winners
of the Crime Writers’ Association Debut Dagger Award, Barry
Award, Agatha Award, Macavity Award, Dilys Award, and Arthur
Ellis Award
“If ever there were a sleuth who’s bold, brilliant, and, yes,
adorable, it’s Flavia de Luce.”—USA Today
“Delightful . . . a combination of Eloise and Sherlock Holmes.”—The
Boston Globe
“[Flavia] is as addictive as dark chocolate.”—Daily Mail
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