New Releases by Alan Bradley

Personal Alchemy - The Art of Self-Transformation What if the power to transform your life has always been within you, waiting to be unleashed? Through a unique blend of timeless wisdom and modern techniques, this journey invites you to master the art of reshaping not just your thoughts but your entire reality. Every belief you hold, every habit you repeat, forms the foundation of the life you experience. But what if those patterns could be redefined? Imagine breaking free from the limits imposed by outdated narratives, uncovering hidden strengths, and stepping into a version of yourself aligned with your true potential. This is the essence of personal transformation—a process as profound as it is practical, as mysterious as it is empowering. Explore the power of reframing your experiences, dissolving limiting beliefs, and embracing the infinite potential found in the present moment. Learn to access resourceful states that align your mind and emotions, disrupt cycles of stagnation, and ignite the alchemy of change within. This journey is not about becoming someone else; it is about reconnecting with the essence of who you truly are. Through this path, you will uncover the dynamic interplay between thought and action, uncover tools to navigate challenges with clarity, and discover how your inner shifts can ripple outward, transforming your relationships and environment. For those ready to unlock the mysteries of personal growth and embrace the limitless potential within, these ideas will act as your guide to profound change. Your future, reimagined, begins here.

The Art of Living Holistically - Balance and Purpose At the heart of existence, everything is interconnected. Body, mind, emotions, and spirit form a dynamic web of energy that shapes the way life is experienced. In an increasingly fragmented world, the path to balance and well-being lies in reconnecting with this wholeness—a holistic approach that integrates ancient wisdom, modern discoveries, and a profound awareness of the present. This work is a transformative guide for those seeking to live with greater purpose, health, and connection. It explores the art of aligning internal cycles with natural rhythms, nourishing the body with conscious choices, and expanding the mind through meditation, gratitude, and reconnection with what truly matters. More than a book on personal development, it offers practical tools and deep reflections to integrate spirituality, sustainability, and well-being into all areas of life. Combining techniques in mindfulness, vital energy, and self-awareness, this book reveals how small changes can create profound transformations. Discover how conscious eating impacts physical and emotional balance, how ancient practices can be applied to modern daily life, and how holistic science is reshaping our understanding of health and happiness. Perfect for those seeking self-discovery, reconnection with nature, and a more fulfilling life, this journey is an invitation to embrace the present and live in harmony with the whole. Explore the power of conscious choices, energy balance, and expanded awareness, and prepare to rediscover the art of living with integrity, purpose, and authenticity.

Endlich: Die bezaubernde Flavia ermittelt wieder! Der 11. Fall für die minderjährige Kult-Ermittlerin. Major Greyleigh, ein ehemaliger Henker, wird tot aufgefunden. Todesursache: der Verzehr giftiger Pilze. Schnell gerät die Köchin Mrs Mullet ins Visier der Polizei. Doch ganz so einfach ist die Lösung nicht – Flavia ermittelt auf eigene Faust. Auf der Suche nach dem Mörder wird sie auf einige Familien aufmerksam, die durch den Henker Angehörige verloren und damit alle ein Motiv haben. Oder hat etwa ihre unerträgliche Cousine Undine etwas mit dem Tod des Henkers zu tun? Am Ende ihrer Nachforschungen kommt Unvorstellbares ans Licht: Flavia erfährt, was wirklich mit ihrem toten Vater geschah – das wohl größte Rätsel ihres Lebens. Sie können gar nicht genug bekommen von der herrlich versponnenen Flavia de Luce? Dann lesen Sie doch Band 1 bis 10 ihrer Abenteuer!

Amateur sleuth Flavia de Luce, along with her pestilent younger cousin, investigates the murder of a former public hangman and uncovers a secret that brings the greatest shock of her life. “I love the Flavia de Luce novels! Flavia is the best female detective I’ve ever read, full of realism, self-confidence, and emotion (in roughly equal parts), and her tales are hilarious, engaging, and occasionally heartbreaking.”—Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Outlander series Flavia de Luce has taken on the mentorship of her odious moon-faced cousin Undine, who has come to live at Buckshaw following the death of her mother. Undine’s main talent, aside from cultivating disgusting habits, seems to be raising Flavia’s hackles, although in her best moments she shows potential for trespassing, trickery, and other assorted mayhem. When Major Greyleigh, a local recluse and former hangman, is found dead after a breakfast of poisonous mushrooms, suspicion falls on the de Luce family’s longtime cook, Mrs. Mullet. After all, wasn’t it she who’d picked the mushrooms, cooked the omelet, and served it to Greyleigh moments before his death? “I have to admit,” says Flavia, an expert in the chemical nature of poisons, “that I’d been praying to God for a jolly good old-fashioned mushroom poisoning. Not that I wanted anyone to die, but why give a girl a gift such as mine without giving her the opportunity to use it?” But Flavia knows the beloved Mrs. Mullet is innocent. Together with Dogger, estate gardener and partner-in-crime, and the obnoxious Undine, Flavia sets out to find the real killer and clear Mrs. Mullet’s good name. Little does she know that following the case’s twists and turns will lead her to a most surprising discovery—one with the power to upend her entire life.

Lees nu het eerste deel van de Flavia de Luce-serie, de wereldwijde bestsellerserie van auteur Alan Bradley. In De smaak van venijn van Alan Bradley woont Flavia de Luce met haar twee zussen en vader op het familielandgoed Buckshaw. Ze is hoogbegaafd en dol op scheikunde, en op misdaad. In haar scheikundelab doet ze graag experimenten. Haar gifbrouwsels test ze bij voorkeur op haar twee zussen. Op een morgen vindt Flavia het lichaam van een man in de moestuin. Voor haar neus blaast hij zijn laatste adem uit. Wie is het? Ze is zo nieuwsgierig dat ze haar eigen onderzoek begint, want de politie wil haar – tot haar verbazing – niets vertellen. Stukje bij beetje ontrafelt Flavia een vreselijk geheim uit haar vaders verleden. Ze gaat zo op in de raadsels en puzzels van haar speurwerk dat ze ook zichzelf in gevaar brengt, maar dat snapt ze pas wanneer het al veel te laat is.

Lees nu het tweede deel van de Flavia de Luce-serie, de wereldwijde bestsellerserie van auteur Alan Bradley. In Het stroeve touw van Alan Bradley stuit Flavia op een morgen op de beroemde poppenspeler Rupert Porson die vanwege motorpech vastzit in het dorp Bishop’s Lacey. Omdat hij moet wachten op reparatie, voert hij een gratis show op voor de dorpsbewoners – maar de show eindigt abrupt met Ruperts spectaculaire en onnatuurlijke dood. Terwijl de politie de grootste moeite heeft om het mysterie op te lossen, heeft de gewiekste Flavia meer succes. Door haar slimme vragen komt ze al snel met een aantal mogelijke verdachten. Maar daarmee komen ook duistere zaken aan het licht die vooral geheim hadden moeten blijven...

Lees nu het vierde deel van de Flavia de Luce-serie, de wereldwijde bestsellerserie van auteur Alan Bradley. Flavia de Luce In De show van je leven van Alan Bradley heeft de vader van Flavia tot haar verrassing hun landhuis verhuurd aan een beroemde regisseur en zijn filmcrew. Om de grootste filmdiva van het land met eigen ogen te zien, verzamelen de toeschouwers zich op Buckshaw. Maar de avond neemt een gruwelijke wending: er wordt een lichaam gevonden – het slachtoffer is gewurgd met een stuk film. Bevindt de dader zich onder de gasten? Flavia steekt haar nieuwsgierige neus in het onderzoek en komt zo zelf in het vizier van een moordenaar die zich in het volle zicht verbergt...

Readers beware the rides may take your arms! You are traveling into a dark and humorous place. We start you off with light, soft stories, but be warned. You will find yourself falling into the ever darker, gorier, and more demonic stories with each passing story. From heartwarming endings to feeling like you just walked out of the Carnival Port-a-potty into another dimension - this collection will leave your mind spinning. The Fried Food stall, the Ferris Wheel, and even that carnival themed hotel in Vegas... all of it will never be the same for you after your visit to the Demonic Carnival. Remember... First Ticket’s Free...

Are you a ceramic artist that struggles with glazing?Do you have a love-hate relationship with glazing?Do you get frustrated when the glaze does not come out right, and ruins your ceramic piece?Are you tired of wasting time on bad glazes?I, the author, will share the secret to getting the glazes you want, even if it''s your first time working with ceramics.I understand that this subject can be highly technical.Therefore this book has been designed in a way that it conveys the secrets taught inside in clear and compelling language.The concepts are explained in the simplest way possible, so that you can unravel the mystery of glaze, without confusion.An artist''s perspective to glaze, color, and ceramic surface will transform your love-hate relationship with glazing.

If you enjoy your horror dipped in buckets of blood and sprinkled with generous amounts of blasphemy, then you''ve come to the right place! Blood and Blasphemy is a collection of over thirty of the most sacrilegious horror stories ever written. Within these irreverent pages, you will encounter a priest that keeps his deformed spawn chained in a root cellar, a convent where a poisonous species of salamander is worshiped, a demonic altar boy, possessed religious relics that kill, blood-drinking clergymen, a Son of God who feeds on sin, an unsuspecting couple who run afoul of religious lunatics in a small town, the divine (and deadly) turd of Christ, and other terrifying tales guaranteed to make church ladies faint and nuns clutch their rosaries. Featuring stories by: Aron Beauregard, George Alan Bradley, Cardigan Broadmoor, Scot M. Carpenter, Myna Chang, Clay McLeod Chapman, Nick Dinicola, Jude M. Eriksen, Michael Martin Garrett, Gerri R. Gray, Christopher Hamel, Carlton Herzog, B.T. Joy, A.L. King, Daryl Marcus, Jeremy Megargee, Donna J.W. Munro, Hari Navarro, Trevor Newton, Drew Nicks, C.C. Parker, Wolfgang Potterhouse, J.L. Shioshita, J.J. Smith, Henry Snider, J.B. Toner, Sheldon Woodbury, Ken Goldman, and Shawn Wood.

Wer Wednesday Addams als Ermittlerin liebt, kommt an Flavia de Luce nicht vorbei. Die zwölfjährige Chemikerin und Spürnase Flavia de Luce hat gemeinsam mit Dogger, dem treuen Diener der Familie, ein Detektivbüro gegründet. Doch rechnen die beiden nicht damit, dass ihr erster Fall ausgerechnet auf der Hochzeit von Flavias Schwester Feely auf sie wartet. Nach einer turbulenten Zeremonie mit einem vermissten Trauzeugen soll das Anschneiden der riesigen, wunderschön verzierten Torte einer der Höhepunkte der Feier werden. Doch kaum hat die Braut das Messer angesetzt, erklingt ein markerschütternder Schrei – denn aus dem ersten Tortenstück ragt ein abgetrennter Finger ... Diese außergewöhnliche All-Age-Krimireihe hat die Herzen von Lesern, Buchhändlern und Kritikern aus aller Welt im Sturm erobert! Die »Flavia de Luce«-Reihe: Band 1: Mord im Gurkenbeet Band 2: Mord ist kein Kinderspiel Band 3: Halunken, Tod und Teufel Band 4: Vorhang auf für eine Leiche Band 5: Schlussakkord für einen Mord Band 6: Tote Vögel singen nicht Band 7: Eine Leiche wirbelt Staub auf Band 8: Mord ist nicht das letzte Wort Band 9: Der Tod sitzt mit im Boot Band 10: Todeskuss mit Zuckerguss Außerdem (nur) als E-Book erhältlich: Das Geheimnis des kupferroten Toten (»Flavia de Luce«-Short-Story) Alle Bände sind auch einzeln lesbar.

"The world''s greatest adolescent British chemist/busybody/sleuth" (The Seattle Times), Flavia de Luce, returns in a twisty new mystery novel from award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Alan Bradley. In the wake of an unthinkable family tragedy, twelve-year-old Flavia de Luce is struggling to fill her empty days. For a needed escape, Dogger, the loyal family servant, suggests a boating trip for Flavia and her two older sisters. As their punt drifts past the church where a notorious vicar had recently dispatched three of his female parishioners by spiking their communion wine with cyanide, Flavia, an expert chemist with a passion for poisons, is ecstatic. Suddenly something grazes against her fingers as she dangles them in the water. She clamps down on the object, imagining herself as Ernest Hemingway battling a marlin, and pulls up what she expects will be a giant fish. But in Flavia''s grip is something far better: a human head, attached to a human body. If anything could take Flavia''s mind off sorrow, it is solving a murder—although one that may lead the young sleuth to an early grave.

Wer Wednesday Addams als Ermittlerin liebt, kommt an Flavia de Luce nicht vorbei. »Mord! Komm sofort her«, steht in dem Brief, der Flavia an einem Sonntagmorgen in ihrem Zuhause Buckshaw zugestellt wird. Wie könnte die elfjährige Hobbydetektivin einer derart dringlichen Bitte widerstehen? Mit ihrem treuen Fahrrad Gladys macht sie sich auf zum Internat Greyminster, das schon ihr Vater besuchte. Nebelumwabert ragt das altehrwürdige Gemäuer vor ihr auf, doch der Fund, der sie in einem der Badezimmer erwartet, ist noch unheimlicher: In der Wanne liegt ein nackter toter Mann, der Körper überzogen mit einer Kupferschicht ... Chemikerin Flavia ist in ihrem Element! Diese außergewöhnliche All-Age-Krimireihe hat die Herzen von Lesern, Buchhändlern und Kritikern aus aller Welt im Sturm erobert!

Alan Bradleyn dekkarisarjan seitsemännessä osassa sisäoppilaitokseen karkotettu kekseliäs harrastelijasalapoliisi Flavia de Luce selvittää muumioituneen ruumiin arvoitusta.

Nel vetusto college inglese di Alan Bradley, la piccola Flavia de Luce indaga su un cadavere nel laboratorio di chimica fisica. E quando la temeraria detective si mette in testa di risolvere un caso è meglio lasciarla lavorare... Il racconto ''Lo strano caso del cadavere di rame'' (30 pagine) di Alan Bradley è tratto da ''La scuola in giallo'' (Sellerio 2014).

Wer Wednesday Addams als Ermittlerin liebt, kommt an Flavia de Luce nicht vorbei. Verbannt – so empfindet Flavia ihr Schicksal, als ihr Vater und ihre Tante Felicity sie auf ein Schiff nach Kanada verfrachten. Dort, in Toronto, soll sie Miss Bodycotes Female Academy besuchen, das Mädcheninternat, an dem auch schon Flavias Mutter Schülerin war. Noch in ihrer ersten Nacht »in Gefangenschaft« landet ein unerwartetes Geschenk zu Flavias Füßen: eine verkohlte, mumifizierte Leiche, die aus dem Kamin in ihrem Zimmer purzelt – der Beginn einer Reihe von Nachforschungen, bei denen Flavia auf zahlreiche mysteriöse Vorkommnisse in Miss Bodycotes Akademie stößt. Doch wenn es darum geht, Rätsel zu lösen, ist Flavia in ihrem Element ... Diese außergewöhnliche All-Age-Krimireihe hat die Herzen von Lesern, Buchhändlern und Kritikern aus aller Welt im Sturm erobert! Die »Flavia de Luce«-Reihe: Band 1: Mord im Gurkenbeet Band 2: Mord ist kein Kinderspiel Band 3: Halunken, Tod und Teufel Band 4: Vorhang auf für eine Leiche Band 5: Schlussakkord für einen Mord Band 6: Tote Vögel singen nicht Band 7: Eine Leiche wirbelt Staub auf Band 8: Mord ist nicht das letzte Wort Band 9: Der Tod sitzt mit im Boot Band 10: Todeskuss mit Zuckerguss Außerdem (nur) als E-Book erhältlich: Das Geheimnis des kupferroten Toten (»Flavia de Luce«-Short-Story) Alle Bände sind auch einzeln lesbar.

«Enfant terrible del delitto, Flavia de Luce ha fatto il giro del mondo con l’arguzia, la competenza degna di un Ris televisivo e il golf sfondato da campagna inglese. Atmosfera brumosa, sottili cattiverie, tragiche vendette per un giallo geometrico alla Agatha Christie» (Camilla Valletti, TTL - La Stampa). Flavia de Luce, l’audace undicenne con un talento sherlockiano per la chimica e per il delitto, si trova presa in un groviglio che questa volta la tocca negli affetti più cari. Alla stazione dismessa di Bishop’s Lacey è attesa Lady Harriet, la madre dispersa dieci anni prima tra le nevi dell’Himalaya.

New York Times bestselling author Alan Bradley is a master of the British cozy mystery, and in Flavia de Luce, he has created a wickedly clever and intrepid young sleuth, hailed as “one of the most remarkable creations in recent literature” (USA Today). Now readers can follow the captivating Flavia as she stirs up trouble to solve the most confounding of crimes in this six-volume eBook bundle: THE SWEETNESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIE 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 Also includes an excerpt from Alan Bradley’s seventh Flavia de Luce novel, As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust. It is the summer of 1950—and a series of inexplicable events has struck Buckshaw, the decaying English mansion that Flavia’s family calls home. A dead bird is found on the doorstep, a postage stamp bizarrely pinned to its beak. Hours later, Flavia finds a man lying in the cucumber patch and watches as he takes his dying breath. For the appalled and delighted Flavia, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison, life begins in earnest when murder comes to Buckshaw. Her investigation is the stuff of science: full of possibilities, contradictions, and connections. “I wish I could say I was afraid, but I wasn’t. Quite the contrary. This was by far the most interesting thing that had ever happened to me in my entire life.” Praise for the Flavia de Luce series, winners of the Crime Writers’ Association Debut Dagger Award, Barry Award, Agatha Award, Macavity Award, Dilys Winn Award, and Arthur Ellis Award “One of the most remarkable creations in recent literature . . . Every Flavia de Luce novel is a reason to celebrate.”—USA Today “Part Harriet the Spy, part Violet Baudelaire from Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, Flavia is a pert and macabre pragmatist.”—The New York Times Book Review “Think preteen Nancy Drew, only savvier.”—Entertainment Weekly “This idiosyncratic young heroine continues to charm.”—The Wall Street Journal “Delightful . . . a combination of Eloise and Sherlock Holmes.”—The Boston Globe “The most intrepid and charming adolescent chemist/detective/busybody in all of rural, post–World War II England.”—The Seattle Times

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Flavia de Luce—“part Harriet the Spy, part Violet Baudelaire from Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events” (The New York Times Book Review)—takes her remarkable sleuthing prowess to the unexpectedly unsavory world of Canadian boarding schools in this captivating mystery. BONUS: This edition includes “The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse: A Flavia de Luce Story.” Banished! is how twelve-year-old Flavia de Luce laments her predicament, when her father and Aunt Felicity ship her off to Miss Bodycote’s Female Academy, the boarding school that her mother, Harriet, once attended across the sea in Canada. The sun has not yet risen on Flavia’s first day in captivity when a gift lands at her feet. Flavia being Flavia, a budding chemist and sleuth, that gift is a charred and mummified body, which tumbles out of a bedroom chimney. Now, while attending classes, making friends (and enemies), and assessing the school’s stern headmistress and faculty (one of whom is an acquitted murderess), Flavia is on the hunt for the victim’s identity and time of death, as well as suspects, motives, and means. Rumors swirl that Miss Bodycote’s is haunted, and that several girls have disappeared without a trace. When it comes to solving multiple mysteries, Flavia is up to the task—but her true destiny has yet to be revealed. Praise for As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust “Flavia de Luce [is] perhaps contemporary crime fiction’s most original character—to say she is Pippi Longstocking with a Ph.D. in chemistry (speciality: poisons) barely begins to describe her.”—Maclean’s “Another treat for readers of all ages . . . [As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust] maintains the high standards Bradley set from the start.”—Booklist “Exceptional . . . [The] intriguing setup only gets better, and Bradley makes Miss Bodycote’s a suitably Gothic setting for Flavia’s sleuthing. Through it all, her morbid narrative voice continues to charm.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Even after all these years, Flavia de Luce is still the world’s greatest adolescent British chemist/busybody/sleuth.”—The Seattle Times “Plot twists come faster than Canadian snowfall. . . . Bradley’s sense of observation is as keen as gung-ho scientist Flavia’s. . . . The results so far are seven sparkling Flavia de Luce mysteries.”—Library Journal

Fans of Flavia de Luce rejoice—here’s a special eBook original short story, in which the eleven-year-old connoisseur of chemistry is immersed in her element: solving a mystery! Murder! the letter says, Come at once. Anson House, Greyminster, Staircase No. 3. How can Flavia de Luce resist such an urgent plea? After all, examining a dead body sounds like a perfectly splendid way to spend a Sunday. So Flavia hops upon her trusted bicycle, Gladys, whose rubber tires hiss happily along the rainy road, and arrives at her father’s mist-shrouded old school. There, a terrified boy leads her to the loo where, sitting in a bathtub, is what appears to be a statue. But, no: To Flavia’s surprise, the thing is in fact a naked dead man. Save his face, he seems to have been carved out of copper. Never one to shy away from the macabre, Flavia gets to work—only to find that when an investigation begins with a metallic cadaver, ever more curious twists are to be expected. 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 “Part Harriet the Spy, part Violet Baudelaire from Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, Flavia is a pert and macabre pragmatist.”—The New York Times Book Review “This idiosyncratic young heroine continues to charm.”—The Wall Street Journal “Delightful . . . a combination of Eloise and Sherlock Holmes.”—The Boston Globe “Think preteen Nancy Drew, only savvier.”—Entertainment Weekly “The most intrepid and charming adolescent chemist/detective/busybody in all of rural, post–World War II England.”—The Seattle Times

Intrighi e delitti tra i banchi di scuola. Sette storie gialle per gli investigatori di casa Sellerio. L’autunno è scuola e quando le lezioni ricominciano basta sollevare un lembo del tessuto della normalità, per mezzo della finzione letteraria, per scoprire il mistero che nelle aule si nasconde.

On a cold, dark winter day during the Second World War, a young Alan Bradley found hidden beneath a floorboard in his mother’s bedroom closet a well-worn cardboard shoebox. At the time, he could make little sense of the ragtag things he found inside: cigarette packages, soup can labels, handbills, calendars, paper bags, pie boxes—any scrap of paper upon which his mother could copy out, in her old-fashioned handwriting, what seemed to be no more than unrelated snippets of Scripture. He only knew that the box, which he would later come to think of as the Shoebox Bible, had something to do with the fact that his father had run away from home. Many years would pass, and his mother would be on her deathbed before he would once again hold this treasure in his hands. And only then would he put together the pieces of the puzzle, and learn the complete truth. Beautifully and lovingly told, The Shoebox Bible is a wonderful memoir of a precocious family who manage to live and love despite the absence of their father. Interspersed with heartbreaking quotations from the Old and New Testaments, this sad, funny, and above all inspiring story will appeal to readers who fell in love with such inspirational books as Tuesdays with Morrie and Mister God, This Is Anna.

New York Times bestselling author Alan Bradley is a master of the British cozy mystery, and in Flavia de Luce, he has created a wickedly clever and intrepid young sleuth, hailed as “one of the most remarkable creations in recent literature” (USA Today). Now readers can follow the captivating Flavia as she stirs up trouble to solve the most confounding of crimes in this five-volume eBook bundle: THE SWEETNESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIE THE WEED THAT STRINGS THE HANGMAN’S BAG A RED HERRING WITHOUT MUSTARD I AM HALF-SICK OF SHADOWS SPEAKING FROM AMONG THE BONES Also includes an excerpt from Alan Bradley’s sixth Flavia de Luce novel, The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches. It is the summer of 1950—and a series of inexplicable events has struck Buckshaw, the decaying English mansion that Flavia’s family calls home. A dead bird is found on the doorstep, a postage stamp bizarrely pinned to its beak. Hours later, Flavia finds a man lying in the cucumber patch and watches as he takes his dying breath. For the appalled and delighted Flavia, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison, life begins in earnest when murder comes to Buckshaw. Her investigation is the stuff of science: full of possibilities, contradictions, and connections. “I wish I could say I was afraid, but I wasn’t. Quite the contrary. This was by far the most interesting thing that had ever happened to me in my entire life.” Praise for the Flavia de Luce series, winners of the Crime Writers’ Association Debut Dagger Award, Barry Award, Agatha Award, Macavity Award, Dilys Winn Award, and Arthur Ellis Award “Every Flavia de Luce novel is a reason to celebrate.”—USA Today “Part Harriet the Spy, part Violet Baudelaire from Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, Flavia is a pert and macabre pragmatist.”—The New York Times Book Review “Think preteen Nancy Drew, only savvier.”—Entertainment Weekly “This idiosyncratic young heroine continues to charm.”—The Wall Street Journal “Delightful . . . a combination of Eloise and Sherlock Holmes.”—The Boston Globe “The most intrepid and charming adolescent chemist/detective/busybody in all of rural, post–World War II England.”—The Seattle Times