The Grave's a Fine and Private Place

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Flavia is irrepressible, precocious, and indefatigable as she approaches adolescence, opening a new chapter in her life. Will she become the Madame Curie of crime? As usual, Bradley makes the series' improbable conceit work, balancing the plot's darkness with clever humor. Series fans will eagerly anticipate the details of this investigation, alongside a glimpse into Flavia's unorthodox family life. Those who share her enthusiastic belief that "an unexamined corpse was a tale untold" will delight in her resolution, which promises a dazzling array of innocent-seeming questions, intriguing chemical tidbits, and her signature bratty behavior. Bradley's unquenchable heroine brings "the most complicated case I had ever come across" to a satisfying conclusion, hinting at brighter days ahead. Acclaimed for the Flavia de Luce novels, which have won multiple prestigious awards, Flavia stands out as a bold, brilliant, and adorable sleuth. The delightful combination of Eloise and Sherlock Holmes makes her as addictive as dark chocolate. This plucky adolescent is terrifically entertaining, reigning as the world's foremost braniac, chemist, sleuth, busybody, and smartypants—no one can touch her in that category.