The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie - Alan Bradley Reviews
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Newest Review: ... mystery in the style of a grown up Famous Five jaunt. The main character of the story is Flavia de Luce, a somewhat ... more
... precocious 11 year old girl usually preoccupied by all things chemistry and constant feuds with her older sisters Daphne and Ophelia. This all comes to an end one day with the discovery of a dead snipe on her doorstep and a dead body in the cucumber patch below her window. Soon her father, Colonel de Luce is in the frame for the murder and so Flavia embarks on a mission to solve the crime and clear her father's name.
Along the way Flavia pieces together clues and solves puzzles using her chemistry lab and her trusty stead (...more
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Customer The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie - Alan Bradley Reviews (1)
by - written on 04/01/10 (Very useful, 16 readings)
Rating:
I ordered this book out of my local library following a recommendation. Initially I was a little concerned about the cover of the book as at best it could be described as dull (Red with what looks like black splodges on). However, the saying "Never judge a book by it's cover" has never been more true! This was a thoroughly enjoyable murder mystery in the style of a grown up Famous Five jaunt. The main character of the story is Flavia de Luce, a somewhat precocious 11 year old girl usually preoccupied by all things chemistry and constant feuds with her older sisters Daphne and Ophelia. This all comes to an end one day with the discovery of a dead ... Read the complete review
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