10. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
"It was as black in the closet as old blood. They had shoved me in and locked the door. I breathed heavily through my nose, fighting desperately to remain calm. I tried counting to ten on every intake of breath, and to eight and I released each one slowly into the darkness. Luckily for me, they had pulled the gag so tightly into my open mouth that my nostrils were left unobstructed, and I was able to draw in one slow lungful aftg another of the stale, musty air."
So begins my first venture into the Flavia de Luce mystery series. I pictured a tall, blond twenty-something woman who was in deep peril because of her nosing into some dark secret. I was so wrong. Flavia is ten or eleven and a budding chemist with a passion for poisons. She's hilarious in her oddities. She is thrilled when a dead body turns up in the garden of her family's dilapidated mansion and annoys the police with her observations and sleuthing. Naturally, she is right more than not. A wonderful mystery with Flavia as a truly delightful character. Rating: 4.75
I plan on reading next month for my March Mystery Madness theme. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
ReplyDeleteI read and really enjoyed this book. I need to move on to the sequels!
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