Publication Date: April 2009

Synopsis:

To Flavia the investigation is the stuff of full of possibilities, contradictions, and connections. Soon her father, a man raising his three daughters alone, is seized, accused of murder. And in a police cell, during a violent thunderstorm, Colonel de Luce tells his daughter an astounding story—of a schoolboy friendship turned ugly, of a priceless object that vanished in a bizarre and brazen act of thievery, of a Latin teacher who flung himself to his death from the school’s tower thirty years before. Now Flavia is armed with more than enough knowledge to tie two distant deaths together, to examine new suspects, and begin a search that will lead her all the way to the King of England himself. Of this much the girl is her father is innocent of murder—but protecting her and her sisters from something even worse…

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What To Expect:

Readers can expect a cozy mystery narrated by precocious 11 year old Flavia de Luce, child prodigy and chemistry enthusiast.

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Content Warnings:

Language: Mild

Sexual Content: None

Violence: Mild – Poison, murder & kidnapping

Substance Use: None

Prejudices: None

Religious Themes: Church is mentioned but is not a theme

Other Topics: None

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