It is the summer of 1950, and at the once-grand mansion of Buckshaw, young Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison, is intrigued by a series of inexplicable events.
BONUS: This edition contains a The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie discussion guide and an excerpt from Alan Bradley\'s The Weed That Strings the Hangman\'s Bag..
This was by far the most interesting thing that had ever happened to me in my entire life.
Quite the contrary.
I wish I could say I was afraid, but I wasn\'t.
For Flavia, who is both appalled and delighted, life begins in earnest when murder comes to Buckshaw.
Then, hours later, Flavia finds a man lying in the cucumber patch and watches him as he takes his dying breath. --Chicago Sun-Times It is the summer of 1950-and at the once-grand mansion of Buckshaw, young Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison, is intrigued by a series of inexplicable events: A dead bird is found on the doorstep, a postage stamp bizarrely pinned to its beak.
Flavia is] a delightful, intrepid, acid-tongued new heroine. . . sure to be one of the most loved mysteries of the year . . .
WINNER OF THE AGATHA - ARTHUR ELLIS - DILYS - DEBUT DAGGER AWARDS Wonderfully entertaining .
For Flavia, life begins in earnest when murder comes to Buckshaw.
It is the summer of 1950, and at the once-grand mansion of Buckshaw, young Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison, is intrigued by a series of inexplicable events
