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1. The golden tresses of the dead

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Author:
Bradley, Alan, 1938-
Series:
Flavia De Luce mysteries volume 10.
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Formats:
Book, Large Print, OverDrive eAudiobook
Description:
"Although it is autumn in the small English town of Bishop's Lacey, the chapel is decked with exotic flowers. Yes, Flavia de Luce's sister Ophelia is at last getting hitched, like a mule to a wagon. 'A church is a wonderful place for a wedding,' muses Flavia, 'surrounded as it is by the legions of the dead, whose listening bones bear silent witness to every promise made at the altar.' Flavia is not your normal twelve-year-old girl. An expert in the...

2. The sweetness at the bottom of the pie: a Flavia de Luce mystery

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Author:
Bradley, Alan, 1938-
Series:
Flavia De Luce mysteries volume 1.
Average Rating:
3.8 stars
Formats:
Book, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
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. Then, hours later, Flavia finds a man lying in the cucumber patch and watches him as he takes his dying breath. For Flavia, who is both appalled and delighted, life begins in earnest...