Following a pattern established in 2012, my contributions to the Crime Fiction Alphabet in 2013 will feature authors or books that I have read recently.
My choice this week is I AM HALF-SICK OF SHADOWS by Alan Bradley #4 in the series featuring twelve year old detective Flavia De Luce.
Synopsis (Amazon)
It’s Christmastime, and Flavia de Luce—an eleven-year-old sleuth with a passion for chemistry—is tucked away in her laboratory, whipping up a concoction to ensnare Saint Nick.
But she is soon distracted when a film crew arrives at Buckshaw, the de Luces’ decaying English estate, to shoot a movie starring the famed Phyllis Wyvern.
Amid a raging blizzard,
the entire village of Bishop’s Lacey gathers at Buckshaw to watch
Wyvern perform, yet nobody is prepared for the evening’s shocking
conclusion: a body found strangled to death with a length of film. But
who among the assembled guests would stage such a chilling scene? As the
storm worsens and the list of suspects grows, Flavia must ferret out a
killer hidden in plain sight.See my review.
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Very fine choice for 'I,' Kerrie! I like this series.
ReplyDeleteI have a soft spot for this book because it's the first I reviewed for my blog.
ReplyDeleteI've only read a couple books in the series, but I'd like to read more.
I love Flavia, so I'm sure this is a good one for me too.
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