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Orion (2011), Hardcover, 416 pages
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Flavia's discovery of an old Gypsy woman who's been attacked in her wagon sends the girl off on an investigation that will reveal more of Buckshaw's secrets as well as new information about Harriet, the mother Flavia never knew.
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LibraryThing member sweetiegherkin
Eleven-year-old Flavia de Luce invites a gypsy to stay on the grounds of her family home Buckshaw only to find that someone attacks the gypsy woman in the dead of night, leaving her struggling for life. Flavia is determined to find out who and why. Things heat up when the local ne'er-do-well shows
I found the latest addition in Alan Bradley’s mystery series a bit slow going at first. It takes a while for the mystery to even emerge and in the meantime the book is bogged down by excessive small details about the house and grounds of Buckshaw. But once the mystery gets going, it’s a very compelling read. I enjoyed reading about the mystery through Flavia’s eyes, as she as an interesting character, and hearing more about the various characters in Buckshaw and the nearby town of Bishop’s Lacey. I particularly enjoyed the budding familial pride and concern that Colonel de Luce (and occasionally Ophelia) showed toward Flavia. The book is also subtly funny at many moments, such as the lines "I could not tell if she was dead or alive and it seemed awkward to ask." or "It was not the most brilliant opening, but I wasn't accustomed to talking to children, and hadn't the faintest idea how to begin." And, once again, I loved Jayne Entwistle as the audio book narrator. I whole-heartedly recommend this series for any cozy mystery lovers.
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up dead on the lawns of Buckshaw shortly afterward.I found the latest addition in Alan Bradley’s mystery series a bit slow going at first. It takes a while for the mystery to even emerge and in the meantime the book is bogged down by excessive small details about the house and grounds of Buckshaw. But once the mystery gets going, it’s a very compelling read. I enjoyed reading about the mystery through Flavia’s eyes, as she as an interesting character, and hearing more about the various characters in Buckshaw and the nearby town of Bishop’s Lacey. I particularly enjoyed the budding familial pride and concern that Colonel de Luce (and occasionally Ophelia) showed toward Flavia. The book is also subtly funny at many moments, such as the lines "I could not tell if she was dead or alive and it seemed awkward to ask." or "It was not the most brilliant opening, but I wasn't accustomed to talking to children, and hadn't the faintest idea how to begin." And, once again, I loved Jayne Entwistle as the audio book narrator. I whole-heartedly recommend this series for any cozy mystery lovers.
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LibraryThing member Maydacat
Even when she is causing mischief, Flavia is a lovable character. She seems to attract trouble like a light attracts moths. With an inquisitive nature, a brain that leans towards chemistry, and a compassionate heart, she is a complicated but likable character. In this tale, a gypsy tells Flavia’s
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fortune, or at least tries to, but disaster follows – not for Flavia but for the gypsy. While this story may not be as intriguing as the other books in the series, this audio version is nothing but delight for the listener. Show Less
LibraryThing member marsap
Flavia de Luce returns in her third mystery, investigating a long-ago missing child, the brutal attack on a gypsy fortune-teller, and a murdered local thug. Flavia continues to use her chemistry knowledge and sleuthing skills to discover the truth behind all of the mysteries presented. What I
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especially like about this book is that you get more of the inner story of Flavia. What you discover is a young girl who who misses and grieves for her mother, is hurt by her sister’s hatred towards her, and really needs a young friend (besides Dugger). I loved this book and can't wait to pick star reading the next one in the series. A definite 5 out of 5. Show Less
LibraryThing member riverwillow
I love this series of books. Flavia is an engaging character who is both wise beyond her years, as she both solves the murder and understands her father's financial difficulties, and a convincing eleven-year-old as she fights with her older sisters. Fantastic.
LibraryThing member FremdeB
if you get a chance to listen to alan bradley's flavia de luce titles on audiobook, please do so. they are wonderful stories made even better when you listen.
LibraryThing member Lisa2013
This was a wonderful book choice to transition me from 2011 to 2012.
Flavia is so much fun! She’s a hoot. But, with each book, I also find her more & more endearing. And she really makes me appreciate chemistry.
For the first time I’m enjoying Gladys as her own character, not just as an
I would have preferred Roma to Gypsy, though this is historical fiction and I’m sure the term is more correctly used for this time and place. But then right away the word for horse was given in the Romany language so I was satisfied.
So, I read this almost immediately after reading book 2 and my thought was I’d go on almost immediately to book 4, but it turns out that for all the griping I do about waiting for each next book in a series to be available, I think there is something to be said for enjoying series books more if there is some time in-between them. I think I’ll wait at least several months to continue with this series; I have too many books at the top of my queue to do anything else anyway.
I love how Flavia says: “…because I was only eleven years old, I was wrapped in the best cloak of invisibility in the world.”
This series is one of my favorite cozy mystery series.
I love how the scary parts are short and not too scary. In this book, I nearly cried with emotion at the last line and nearly laughed when I turned the page to read the short author’s note.
And, I didn’t guess the mystery in full, not at all, and I enjoy having good clues yet being kept basically in the dark. I read so many mysteries I often do guess them, which can be fun but I prefer being surprised.
4 ½ stars
I just upped the other books in this series from 4 to 5 stars. Its protagonist is just too unique for me to feel otherwise.
Flavia is so much fun! She’s a hoot. But, with each book, I also find her more & more endearing. And she really makes me appreciate chemistry.
For the first time I’m enjoying Gladys as her own character, not just as an
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accoutrement of Flavia’s.I would have preferred Roma to Gypsy, though this is historical fiction and I’m sure the term is more correctly used for this time and place. But then right away the word for horse was given in the Romany language so I was satisfied.
So, I read this almost immediately after reading book 2 and my thought was I’d go on almost immediately to book 4, but it turns out that for all the griping I do about waiting for each next book in a series to be available, I think there is something to be said for enjoying series books more if there is some time in-between them. I think I’ll wait at least several months to continue with this series; I have too many books at the top of my queue to do anything else anyway.
I love how Flavia says: “…because I was only eleven years old, I was wrapped in the best cloak of invisibility in the world.”
This series is one of my favorite cozy mystery series.
I love how the scary parts are short and not too scary. In this book, I nearly cried with emotion at the last line and nearly laughed when I turned the page to read the short author’s note.
And, I didn’t guess the mystery in full, not at all, and I enjoy having good clues yet being kept basically in the dark. I read so many mysteries I often do guess them, which can be fun but I prefer being surprised.
4 ½ stars
I just upped the other books in this series from 4 to 5 stars. Its protagonist is just too unique for me to feel otherwise.
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LibraryThing member cbl_tn
Flavia de Luce is on the case again when she finds a near-dead gypsy on the family property. The gypsy had been attacked and left for dead. Then another body shows up on the estate. In the course of her investigation, Flavia makes a new friend. Her habit of withholding evidence in order to test it
I didn't like this one quite as much as the second book in the series. There were a few too many plot threads. One aspect of the mystery was too similar to circumstances surrounding the mystery in the previous book. I experienced a bit of déjà vu.
I read these books as much for the pleasure of spending time with Flavia as for the crime-solving, and Flavia was her delightful self. I listened to an audio download from the public library and I really enjoyed Jayne Entwistle's performance. Her portrayal of Flavia had me convinced that she really is an 11-year-old girl. I enjoyed listening to this one so much that I've decided to listen to rather than read any future books in this series.
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in her chemistry lab once again gets her into trouble with the local police.I didn't like this one quite as much as the second book in the series. There were a few too many plot threads. One aspect of the mystery was too similar to circumstances surrounding the mystery in the previous book. I experienced a bit of déjà vu.
I read these books as much for the pleasure of spending time with Flavia as for the crime-solving, and Flavia was her delightful self. I listened to an audio download from the public library and I really enjoyed Jayne Entwistle's performance. Her portrayal of Flavia had me convinced that she really is an 11-year-old girl. I enjoyed listening to this one so much that I've decided to listen to rather than read any future books in this series.
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LibraryThing member MrsLee
Flavia finds another body and tries to solve mysteries around her. Who hit the Gypsy woman? What is in the cellar? How did the body get on the trident? And how shall she bring her mother's portrait home?
As much as I enjoy Flavia and all her antics and trials, I did find my credulity stretched a bit
As much as I enjoy Flavia and all her antics and trials, I did find my credulity stretched a bit
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too far by this book. I was rather glad when she was confined to Buckshaw. The characters are still very much my favorite thing about these stories, and the way Flavia sees them. I will eagerly await the next installment. As for the narrator, I love her and would listen to any book she reads. Show Less
LibraryThing member Bodagirl
I am really enjoying the Falvia de Luce series. Bradely has captured the exact voice of an 11 yar-old girl who thinks herself oh-so mature, but really has a lot of growing up to do. Flavia is a captivatingly original character with her love of chemistry and her insatiable curiousity. I look forward
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LibraryThing member -Eva-
This third installment of Flavia de Luce's mystery-solving adventures is much like the previous ones: quite lovely. Our main character is still precocious and brave, but it seems she has grown up a smidgen, because at least some of the petulant sarcasm is gone. She's still a little too young to be
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completely believable, but with some suspension of belief, she makes for a great detective. This book introduces more of the family's money-problems, and had Flavia been a little bit older, it could have been used to great effect to raise the stakes, but as it is, she is a little too young to quite grasp the desperate situation fully so it is left somewhat in the periphery. I am very fond of Flavia and her probing nature and think this a great little mystery where, in the end, all the loose ends are tied together nicely without being too polished. Show Less
LibraryThing member majkia
Genre: Period Mystery
Rating: Pure Flavia
The third entry in the Flavia DeLuce series, has Flavia mixed up with Gypsies and old fears and murder!
Flavia is at her most stubbornly determined when she finds an old gypsy woman beaten near to death. She just can’t let it drop, of course, and keeps
Flavia is, I realize an acquired taste, one some folks never quite get used to, but I do adore her. And some of the things she says and does brings back my own childhood so doubly a reason I adore her.
Rating: Pure Flavia
The third entry in the Flavia DeLuce series, has Flavia mixed up with Gypsies and old fears and murder!
Flavia is at her most stubbornly determined when she finds an old gypsy woman beaten near to death. She just can’t let it drop, of course, and keeps
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digging to find out whodunit, even in the face of yet another murder. Flavia is, I realize an acquired taste, one some folks never quite get used to, but I do adore her. And some of the things she says and does brings back my own childhood so doubly a reason I adore her.
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LibraryThing member mstrust
In this third book of the series, Flavia gets her fortune told by a gypsy at the village fete and promptly sets the old woman's tent on fire. Trying to make it up to her, Flavia invites the gypsy to set up her caravan on the grounds of Buckshaw, Flavia's ancestral home. When Flavia goes back to
Spending time with Flavia is so fun, whether she's asking nosy questions, experimenting in her laboratory or getting even with her older sisters.
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check on her, she finds that the woman has been beaten nearly to death, and so Flavia, the eleven year-old genius, is once again at the center of a crime, which embarrasses her family and aggravates Inspector Hewitt.Spending time with Flavia is so fun, whether she's asking nosy questions, experimenting in her laboratory or getting even with her older sisters.
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LibraryThing member sarah-e
I wouldn't call this a young adult book, thought the heroine is a child. That said, if I had read this when I was a kid, I would have wanted to be Flavia.
She's daring, she's dangerous, she's smart, sometimes not too smart, she's young, she's funny, she's awesome.
In this book the body count is
She's daring, she's dangerous, she's smart, sometimes not too smart, she's young, she's funny, she's awesome.
In this book the body count is
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higher, the twists are twistier, the suspects shadier, sisters more dastardly, and Flavia is as meddlesome as ever. Show Less
LibraryThing member ladycato
Oh, how I adore this series. I'm not normally a mystery reader, but this series has me (and my mother) absolutely hooked. Alan Bradley is Canadian, and he's embodied these stories with quirky British village characters that are such a delight. How can you not love a precocious 11-year-old
In this adventure, Flavia finds a Gypsy almost bludgeoned to death, and sets about solving the mystery. Bradley delves into some fascinating history involving the religious sect of the Hobblers. The mystery may be of the cozy variety, but there's a lot of emotional depth here as well. There's a particular subplot involving a painting that's quite touching, especially with how things turn out in the end.
I will quite happily read onward in this series.
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protagonist with a fondness for chemistry and poison?In this adventure, Flavia finds a Gypsy almost bludgeoned to death, and sets about solving the mystery. Bradley delves into some fascinating history involving the religious sect of the Hobblers. The mystery may be of the cozy variety, but there's a lot of emotional depth here as well. There's a particular subplot involving a painting that's quite touching, especially with how things turn out in the end.
I will quite happily read onward in this series.
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LibraryThing member PattyLouise
A Red Herring Without Mustard
By
Alan Bradley
Flavia de Luce…charming, clever, misunderstood, determined, brave Flavia de Luce. I absolutely unequivocally adore this series. I have read all of them…all three and Mr. Bradley is now penning a fourth book in this series. This is one of those books
This mystery finds Flavia befriending a gypsy and then later finding Fenella, the gypsy, nearly beaten to death in her caravan. Flavia has a scientific nature that is helped by the fact that she literally lives in the laboratory dead Uncle Tar who once lived at Buckshaw. When she is sad or mad she heads to her wing, her room and Uncle Tar’s ( now Flavia’s ) laboratory and figures things out on her own. The lab is overloaded with beakers and bottles and chemicals and Bunsen Burners and Flavia can literally manufacture anything. She loves this part of Buckshaw.
What is the most fun in these books is the way that we follow Flavia as she figures out what has happened. There is not any lie she will not tell or path she will not take to figure out what really happened and who did what to whom.
I adore these books…as I said before they are tongue in cheek funny as well as being exciting and suspenseful. I cheer for Flavia. I want to scream at her sisters to show her even a smidgeon of kindness but they never do. I love that Flavia is growing in each novel. I truly think this series could go on forever. I really hope it does.
By
Alan Bradley
Flavia de Luce…charming, clever, misunderstood, determined, brave Flavia de Luce. I absolutely unequivocally adore this series. I have read all of them…all three and Mr. Bradley is now penning a fourth book in this series. This is one of those books
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that I love more and more with each book. The characters become very familiar. I cheer for Flavia and her fierce intelligence, curiosity and imagination. I dislike her impudent horrible sisters, Feely and Daffy. I want to shake her father so that he might become a bit more demonstrative toward Flavia. I want to sit and have a “cuppa” with Mrs. Mullett. I want to watch Dogger…the manservant…as he fiddles in the greenhouse at Buckshaw…the de Luce’s country home. I want to ride Gladys, Flavia’s trusty bicycle, all over the roads in and around Buckshaw. I want to finally know what happened to Harriet, beloved wife and mother, and why everything at Buckshaw is falling apart without her there.This mystery finds Flavia befriending a gypsy and then later finding Fenella, the gypsy, nearly beaten to death in her caravan. Flavia has a scientific nature that is helped by the fact that she literally lives in the laboratory dead Uncle Tar who once lived at Buckshaw. When she is sad or mad she heads to her wing, her room and Uncle Tar’s ( now Flavia’s ) laboratory and figures things out on her own. The lab is overloaded with beakers and bottles and chemicals and Bunsen Burners and Flavia can literally manufacture anything. She loves this part of Buckshaw.
What is the most fun in these books is the way that we follow Flavia as she figures out what has happened. There is not any lie she will not tell or path she will not take to figure out what really happened and who did what to whom.
I adore these books…as I said before they are tongue in cheek funny as well as being exciting and suspenseful. I cheer for Flavia. I want to scream at her sisters to show her even a smidgeon of kindness but they never do. I love that Flavia is growing in each novel. I truly think this series could go on forever. I really hope it does.
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LibraryThing member quirkylibrarian
Flavia is back! Our indomitable young chemist once again solves a mystery in her tiny English village while suffering at the hands of her terrorizing sisters, Ophelia and Daphne. Not as charming as the first but still, an enjoyable read.
LibraryThing member melaniehope
I absolutely love these books. This is the third book in the series of mysteries involving 11 year old Flavia. I love the funny, quirky, charming heroine Flavia. I find myself chuckling and smiling often throughout these books.
This story is about a gypsy who is blamed for the disappearance of a
I am thrilled there are three more books in this series. I wish there were more, they are that good. The characters are fantastic and the story writing is never dull. Excellent.
This story is about a gypsy who is blamed for the disappearance of a
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local child years ago. The gypsy woman is later attacked and left for dead and Flavia sets out to find out what really transpired.I am thrilled there are three more books in this series. I wish there were more, they are that good. The characters are fantastic and the story writing is never dull. Excellent.
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LibraryThing member 391
Picked it up this afternoon, and totally breezed through it! - finished about 11:00 pm. I really enjoyed the other two books in the series, and this one fell in line nicely with them. I'm growing more used to Flavia as it goes on, and she's quite endeared herself to me.
LibraryThing member voracious
I don't know which literary heroine I idolize more, Lisbeth Salander or Flavia De Leuce. Lizbeth can destroy you with her ability to physically attack and maim you, after she hacks into every aspect of your life to unveil your most damaging hidden secrets. Flavia could probably poison you using
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herbs commonly found in your kitchen, mixed with some toothpaste and a dollup of baking soda. Neither would think twice or feel remorse for her actions. Both are brilliant and fearless. Flavia might win the contest , however, since she is only 10 years old. Nonetheless, in "A Red Herring Without Mustard" Flavia is back in action to solve yet another series of crimes and murders, that not suprisingly, have occurred in her back yard. I thought this story was as wonderfully charming as the first book and better than the second, as the characters were more interesting and more time was spent on Flavia's thoughts. Flavia's reactions and insights are unexpected and delightful, as she continues to surprise the reader by alternating between her developmentally typical naivete (as when her sisters convince her she was stolen by pixies) and her uncanny powers of deduction and sophisicated knowledge of chemistry. This was a delightful read that I was sorry to see come to an end. I can only wait in inpatient anticipation of the next Flavia novel!! Show Less
LibraryThing member ethel55
The excitement gets a little closer to Buckshaw in the newest Flavia jewel. A gypsy, hired to do fortunes in Bishop's Lacey, is attacked by an intruder as her caravan sits near Buckshaw and has Flavia to thank for her quick call to the doctor. There are many layers to any Flavia story, and as the
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title indicates, all kinds of red herrings abound. Bradley has created a wonderful little world in post war England. His characters are great and the relationship between Flavia and her sisters continues to percolate. Luckily, Flavia can give as good as she gets. Show Less
LibraryThing member yarmando
Once again, Flavia de Luce discovers a body and aids (or distracts?) the police with her own curious investigations.
Why I picked it up: Always delightful to spend time in Flavia's company.
Why I finished it: Jayne Entwistle continues to be great. As Flavia matures, she begins to get a clearer
I'd give it to: As before, fans of Harriet the Spy.
Why I picked it up: Always delightful to spend time in Flavia's company.
Why I finished it: Jayne Entwistle continues to be great. As Flavia matures, she begins to get a clearer
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understanding of her father and sisters, and this complicates her mischievous impulses.I'd give it to: As before, fans of Harriet the Spy.
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LibraryThing member bookappeal
Perhaps not as well-plotted as previous entries but just as entertaining. Flavia de Luce is a delight - plucky, smart, and nearly fearless but also susceptible to the mental torture of her older sisters and the removed nature of her distracted father.
LibraryThing member readingwithtea
"When I come to write my autobiography, I must remember to record the fact that a chicken-wire fence can be scaled by a girl in bare feet, but only by one who is willing to suffer the tortures of the damned to satisfy her curiosity"
In this third instalment of Flavia de Luce’s adventures, Flavia
I tore through The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie and The Weed That Strings the Hangman’s Bag, and this was no different. Flavia’s is such a refreshingly different world from the seedy dens of crime occupied by more modern sleuths; she is the youngest daughter of a widowed philatelist and lives with her family in a crumbling family pile in 1950s countryside England. Bradley puts so much effort into crafting Flavia that sometimes the story is more about her than the crime she’s trying to solve – but that’s just fine with me. The tale is always fairly light and fluffy and a very easy read (it kept me sane in Bangkok airport in the middle of a very long flight – so concentrated brainpower is clearly superfluous), and I would say it is suitable for all ages from Flavia’s own (11) to adult.
Flavia is a fabulous character but I've already raved about her in previous reviews. The way that Bradley is slowly doling out more and more character development for the minor characters across the successive books is excellent - this time we get a bit closer to Flavia's father, much closer to her mother, and the personalities in the village are more memorable (and return from previous books).
"I remembered Father remarking once that if rudeness was not attributable to ignorance, it could be taken as a sure sign that one was speaking to a member of the aristocracy."
"As any chemist worth her calcium chloride knows..."
"Who, after all, can carry out full-scale snoopage with a six-foot-something ex-prisoner of war dogging one's every footstep?"
I have Flavia to thank for the idea to name my bicycle – Flavia flies around the countryside on her trusty steed Gladys, who undergoes regular anthropomorphisation.
Buy this and read it straight away.
In this third instalment of Flavia de Luce’s adventures, Flavia
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finds a gypsy of her acquaintance brutally attacked. No sooner has she helped the victim to hospital, than a second body of her acquaintance turns up on the family property. Her detective work is hindered by her devious sisters, a relative of the gypsy, and Inspector Hewitt, who as usual is not keen to be aided by an 11-year-old passionate chemist and sleuth.I tore through The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie and The Weed That Strings the Hangman’s Bag, and this was no different. Flavia’s is such a refreshingly different world from the seedy dens of crime occupied by more modern sleuths; she is the youngest daughter of a widowed philatelist and lives with her family in a crumbling family pile in 1950s countryside England. Bradley puts so much effort into crafting Flavia that sometimes the story is more about her than the crime she’s trying to solve – but that’s just fine with me. The tale is always fairly light and fluffy and a very easy read (it kept me sane in Bangkok airport in the middle of a very long flight – so concentrated brainpower is clearly superfluous), and I would say it is suitable for all ages from Flavia’s own (11) to adult.
Flavia is a fabulous character but I've already raved about her in previous reviews. The way that Bradley is slowly doling out more and more character development for the minor characters across the successive books is excellent - this time we get a bit closer to Flavia's father, much closer to her mother, and the personalities in the village are more memorable (and return from previous books).
"I remembered Father remarking once that if rudeness was not attributable to ignorance, it could be taken as a sure sign that one was speaking to a member of the aristocracy."
"As any chemist worth her calcium chloride knows..."
"Who, after all, can carry out full-scale snoopage with a six-foot-something ex-prisoner of war dogging one's every footstep?"
I have Flavia to thank for the idea to name my bicycle – Flavia flies around the countryside on her trusty steed Gladys, who undergoes regular anthropomorphisation.
Buy this and read it straight away.
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LibraryThing member molliekay
The daring and independent Flavia de Luce is back for her third mystery. This brilliant eleven-year-old girl is up to her old tricks, sneaking out of the house, playing with poisons, and finding corpses. Bradley's writing style keeps the reader on the edge of their seat, making the book impossible
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to put down until it is revealed whodunit. Though this plot was slightly more predictable than his other two Flavia books, readers will marvel at how it all comes together. Show Less
LibraryThing member alexann
The newest Flavia de Luce (did you know her name is pronounced with a long "a", like "flavor"?) is a winner. Once again there is crime, attempted murder, and murder taking place on 11-year-old Flavia's estate. Buckshaw, and Flavia happily turns her not inconsiderable sleuthing skills to unearthing
At a summer fete in Bishop's Lacey, Flavia has her fortune told by an old gypsy woman. An accidental fire and much commotion upsets the old lady, so Flavia takes her under her wing, and goes with the gypsy to set up camp in a remote area of Buckshaw. And then the fun really begins!
The well-construed details of life on an aging estate, as well as in the quaint village) in the 1950's are what puts the energy into these stories. Flavia is quite the character (snooping around like Harriet the Spy), and there are those very mean older sisters to contend with.
This is the third of Bradley's books about Flavia, and in my opinion the strongest. Charming!
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answers (much to the consternation of the local constabulatory). She's a clever girl, and puts her scientific and chemistry skills, along with strong powers of observation to good use.At a summer fete in Bishop's Lacey, Flavia has her fortune told by an old gypsy woman. An accidental fire and much commotion upsets the old lady, so Flavia takes her under her wing, and goes with the gypsy to set up camp in a remote area of Buckshaw. And then the fun really begins!
The well-construed details of life on an aging estate, as well as in the quaint village) in the 1950's are what puts the energy into these stories. Flavia is quite the character (snooping around like Harriet the Spy), and there are those very mean older sisters to contend with.
This is the third of Bradley's books about Flavia, and in my opinion the strongest. Charming!
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Awards
CBC Bookie Awards (Nominee — 2012)
Bloody Words Light Mystery Award (Nominee — 2012)
RUSA CODES Listen List (Selection — 2012)
Language
Original publication date
2011-02-08
Physical description
416 p.; 5.31 inches
ISBN
0752897152 / 9780752897158
Local notes
A gypsy claims to see a vision of Flavia's mother, Harriet, who died on a mountainside in Tibet when Flavia was less than a year old. 'She's trying to come home,' the old woman intones. 'And she needs your help.' For Flavia, the old gypsy's words open up old wounds and new possibilities - not all of them nice ones. Is she a faker, motivated by the fact that the rom used to camp in the grounds of Buckshaw until Flavia's father turned them off, with tragic results? Or is there some truth to her powers, and the message she brings back from the other side? And when the village is rocked by another ghastly murder, how will a growing fascination with gypsy lore help Flavia to solve it?