What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust: A Flavia de Luce Novel (Flavia de Luce #11)
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- Synopsis
- 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 seriesFlavia 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.
- Copyright:
- 2024
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 320 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780593724521
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780593724514
- Publisher:
- Random House Publishing Group
- Date of Addition:
- 09/03/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Amadeus Enterprises, Ltd.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
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- Bookshare Staff
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- This is a copyrighted book.