Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd - A Flavia de Luce Mystery (8)

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“Flavia de Luce is one of the most amusing female sleuths in mystery fiction . . . [and] Bradley’s humorous narrative style is the best in the business. May Alan Bradley live to be a hundred and write a new book every year, and may Flavia never grow up.” —New York Journal of Books

In spite of being ejected from Miss Bodycote’s Female Academy in Toronto, twelve-year-old Flavia de Luce is excited to be sailing home to England. But instead of a joyous homecoming, she is greeted with unfortunate news: Her father has fallen ill. With Flavia’s blasted sisters and insufferable cousin, Undine, underfoot, Buckshaw now seems both too empty—and not empty enough. Only too eager to run an errand for the vicar’s wife, Flavia goes to deliver a message to a reclusive wood-carver. Finding the front door ajar, she enters and stumbles upon the poor man’s body hanging upside down on the back of his bedroom door. The only living creature in the house is a feline that shows little interest in the disturbing scene. Curiosity may not kill this cat, but Flavia is energized at the prospect of a new investigation. What awaits her will shake her to the very core.