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A Red Herring Without Mustard

A Flavia de Luce Mystery (Flavia De Luce Mysteries)

By Alan Bradley

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| Audio CD | 9780307576439

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Award-winning author Alan Bradley returns with another beguiling novel starring the insidiously clever and unflappable eleven-year-old sleuth Flavia de Luce. The precocious chemist with a passion for poisons uncovers a fresh slew of misdeeds in the hamlet of Bishop’s Lacey—mysteries involving a missContinue

Award-winning author Alan Bradley returns with another beguiling novel starring the insidiously clever and unflappable eleven-year-old sleuth Flavia de Luce. The precocious chemist with a passion for poisons uncovers a fresh slew of misdeeds in the hamlet of Bishop’s Lacey—mysteries involving a missing tot, a fortune-teller, and a corpse in Flavia’s own backyard.

Flavia had asked the old Gypsy woman to tell her fortune, but never expected to stumble across the poor soul, bludgeoned in the wee hours in her own caravan. Was this an act of retribution by those convinced that the soothsayer had abducted a local child years ago? Certainly Flavia understands the bliss of settling scores; revenge is a delightful pastime when one has two odious older sisters. But how could this crime be connected to the missing baby? Had it something to do with the weird sect who met at the river to practice their secret rites? While still pondering the possibilities, Flavia stumbles upon another corpse—that of a notorious layabout who had been caught prowling about the de Luce’s drawing room.

Pedaling Gladys, her faithful bicycle, across the countryside in search of clues to both crimes, Flavia uncovers some odd new twists. Most intriguing is her introduction to an elegant artist with a very special object in her possession—a portrait that sheds light on the biggest mystery of all: Who is Flavia?

As the red herrings pile up, Flavia must sort through clues fishy and foul to untangle dark deeds and dangerous secrets.

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  • A RED HERRING WITHOUT MUSTARD

    Something is decidedly fishy both in Bishop's Lacey and at Buckshaw, the de Luce family estate. First, there's the smell rising off of Brookie Harewood, Bishop's Lacey's "riffraff" and presumed remittance man. Then there's the silver lobster pick, pa ... (read full critics)

    reviewingtheevidence published on Sun, 13 Mar 2011

  • A Red Herring Without Mustard by Alan Bradley

    Eleven year old Flavia is the youngest daughter of the de Luce family and she doesn't get on all that well with her elder sisters, Feely (Ophelia) and Daffy (Daphne). It could be rather lonely for her as her father is an eccentric stamp collector and ... (read full critics)

    thebookbag published on Sat, 12 Mar 2011

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  • Another typical Flavia mystery...... Fast paced, fun & entertaining.

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  • Audio CD
  • ISBN-10: 0307576434
  • ISBN-13: 9780307576439
  • Publisher: Random House Audio
  • Pub date: Feb 08, 2011
  • Also available as: Hardcover, Others and eBook
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