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.”

Nice book, especially liked the era and the customs of the time.

To Koivula5 next!

Thank you, Chania! I am looking forward to reading this book!

Nice :) What a remarkable girl :)

For the April winner :)

Thank you for the wishlist book! :)

I got a another copy of this book, so this one is ready to travel again!

I take this book to our local meet-up

I have been madly busy, but here the book is with me, safe and sound. Thank you!