The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie: A Flavia de Luce Mystery
WINNER OF THE AGATHA, ARTHUR ELLIS, DILYS, AND DEBUT DAGGER AWARDS
“Wonderfully entertaining . . . sure to be one of the most loved mysteries of the year . . . [Flavia is] a delightful, intrepid, acid-tongued new heroine.”—Chicago Sun-Times
Coming soon as the major motion picture Flavia Girl Detective!
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. Then, hours later, Flavia finds a man lying in the cucumber patch and watches him as he takes his dying breath.
For Flavia, who is both appalled and delighted, life begins in earnest when murder comes to Buckshaw. “I wish I could say I was afraid, but I wasn’t. Quite the contrary. This was by far the most interesting thing that had ever happened to me in my entire life.”
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.
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Community Reviews
I read this book per the recommendation of my sister-in-law. And sure enough, Flavia de Luce was delightful. She is a precocious child with a passion for chemistry and, as luck would have it, a knack for sleuthing. Literary children who fall under the umbrella of "precocious," personally irritate the junk outta me if they're not played right. Flavia's saving grace is that she's also an impish little sister. And that's something I can relate to very much.
Because this is the first book in a fairly long series, it will be hard to review them on individual merits. So far I found the book engaging enough, and I'm excited to continue the series.
Because this is the first book in a fairly long series, it will be hard to review them on individual merits. So far I found the book engaging enough, and I'm excited to continue the series.
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