The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie A Flavia de Luce Mystery by Alan Bradley

WINNER OF THE AGATHA ARTHUR ELLIS DILYS DEBUT DAGGER AWARDS Wonderfully entertaining . . . sure to be one of the most loved mysteries of the year . . . Flavia is a delightful intrepid acidtongued new heroine.Chicago SunTimes It is the summer of 1950and at the oncegrand 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.