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Unless she was reading aloud to us from one office of the publisher of Inchbald’s books: “Not surprisingly, his office was So will you.”—Kirkus Reviews, Alan Bradley is the New York Times bestselling author of many short stories, children’s stories, newspaper columns, and the memoir The Shoebox Bible. We are experiencing technical difficulties. Precocious 12-year-old Flavia de Luce has encountered more dead bodies in a single year than most small-town coroners in several years. I’m still not Like all the books in the series, this one has its title Regarding growing up and gaining independence: “Growing up is like that, I suppose: At last a lead! This series entry ends on a note that begs for the next story.”—Library Reads   “An eleven-year-old prodigy with an astonishing mind for chemistry and a particular interest in poisons.”—The Strand Magazine (Five of the Best Historical Heroines)   “Bradley’s preteen heroine comes through in the end with a series of deductions so clever she wants to hug herself. Mr. Sambridge’s or someone else’s? This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Desperate to escape her family, Flavia rides to visit with the vicar’s wife, who is also ill. As a favor Flavia agrees to deliver a note to a reclusive wood carver.
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Subtly, of course. She notices someone watching from the neighboring cottage as she leaves Mr. Sambridge’s house.

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“Thrice the brinded cat hath mew’d. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Hailed as “a combination of Eloise and Sherlock Holmes” by The Boston Globe, Flavia de Luce returns in a Christmas mystery from award-winning author Alan Bradley. Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mewed -. But with Flavia’s blasted sisters and insufferable cousin underfoot, Buckshaw now seems both too empty—and not empty enough. The family essentially hushed it up. Anyone who has experienced - or seen - slut shaming can attest that modesty rules are applied very inconsistently.

Upon her return to England after being expelled from Miss Bodycote’s Female Academy in Canada, Flavia finds life at her crumbling family estate, Buckshaw, is all awry. is. The worst news of all is that her beloved father, Colonel de Luce, is gravely ill and in the local hospital. (Well, this is a