My favorite little sleuth is back! Flavia de Luce
is up to her old tricks in the fifth book of this series—stumbling upon yet
another murder! It’s springtime and the sleepy little town of Bishop’s Lacey is
preparing to celebrate the 500th anniversary of its patron saint,
Saint Tancred. However, the celebration is nearly derailed when the church’s beloved
organist is found murdered.
As usual, the charming, quirky Flavia must use her
powers of deduction to help Inspector Hewitt (much to his chagrin) solve the crime.
The story is filled with a sprinkling of Flavia’s love of poisons, a continued disdain
for her two older sisters and a (very!) surprise ending.
Alan Bradley has created a wonderfully original series
that is a joy to read. It’s too bad that he’s only planned six books in the
series because there’s a lot of potential for this precocious 12-year-old. So,
even if “detective/crime” books aren’t really your thing, I think these books
might surprise you. Start with the first in the series, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, and I think you’ll be
hooked!
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