![]() ![]() ![]() But when a dying stranger blows his last poison-scented breath into her face one morning in the cucumber patch, Flavia switches tracks and becomes a sleuth. Her passion is chemistry, especially the concoction of poisons. Besides them, her daily circle also includes a plump pious neighborhood woman who comes in to cook the meals. I was fully entertained and hope, provided I can find them in the library, to read the rest of the series in order.Įleven-year-old Flavia lives in her family’s old baronial estate with her two older sisters, her absent-minded widower father, and a shell-shocked family factotum named Dogger. For lovers of mystery, kid-friendly fiction that does not talk down to children, and the romance of the English countryside circa 1950, it’s the total package. I took time out of Patrick Taylor’s Irish Country series to enjoy the audiobook read by Jayne Entwistle. This mystery novel won a Debut Dagger Award for its author and has become the first of at least seven Flavia de Luce novels, from its immediate sequel The Weed That Strings the Hangman’s Bag to the 2015 release As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust. ![]()
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