| Description |
363 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Series |
A Flavia de Luce novel ; 09 |
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Bradley, Alan, 1938-
Flavia de Luce mystery ; 09.
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| Summary |
"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. "-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
De Luce, Flavia (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
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Child detectives -- England -- Fiction.
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Serial murder investigation -- Fiction.
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False testimony -- Fiction.
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| Genre |
Mystery fiction.
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| Added Title |
Grave is a fine and private place |
| ISBN |
9780345539991 (hardback) |
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