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The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)

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The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)

2009 | Fiction & Poetry | Mystery

England 1950. At Buckshaw, the crumbling country seat of the de Luce family, very-nearly-eleven-year-old Flavia is plotting revenge on her older sisters.

Then a dead bird is left on the doorstep, which has an extraordinary effect on Flavia's eccentric father, and a body is found in the garden. As the police descend on Buckshaw, Flavia decides to do some investigating of her own.

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Alan Bradley
Published by Delacorte Press
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ISBN 9780385342308
Language English
Edition Paperback
ISBN 9780385343497
Language English

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Lesley (60 KP) rated

Aug 17, 2018  
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
Alan Bradley | 2009 | Fiction & Poetry, Mystery
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8.3 (4 Ratings)
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Cute cozy mystery that will make you smile!
This book was absolutely delightful! Not just for fans of cozy mysteries, this seems like it would appeal to all sorts of mystery lovers. I am absolutely in love with Flavia de Luce, a precocious 11-year-old with a penchant for poisons. I laughed so much reading this, and can't wait to read more of her adventures!
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2324 KP) rated

Mar 9, 2018  
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (Flavia de Luce, #1)
Alan Bradley | 2009 | Fiction & Poetry, Mystery
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8.3 (4 Ratings)
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11-year-old Flavia is most concerned about the tricks her sisters are playing on her during the summer of 1950 until the day their housekeeper finds a jacksnipe with a postage stamp attached to his bill on the doorstep. This really upsets her father, but Flavia is shocked to stumble across a stranger dying in their cucumber patch a few hours later. How are these two events related?

This is a well plotted mystery with an unusual (at least for an adult audience book) main character. Flavia can act her age at times and she does drone on in the narration about chemistry (her passion) on a few occasions, but for the most part she leads a cast of fun characters. The plot is very entertaining with some nice surprises along the way to a suspenseful climax.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2015/02/book-review-sweetness-at-bottom-of-pie.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.