A Red Herring Without Mustard (A Flavia De Luce Novel) - Hardcover

Bradley, Alan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385342322 ISBN 13: 9780385342322

Publisher: Delacorte Pr, 2011

Synopsis

When a Gypsy woman is wrongly accused of kidnapping a local child, precocious young Flavia de Luce draws on her encyclopedic knowledge of poisons and Gypsy lore to discern what really happened while investigating the mystery of her own mother’s fate. By the author of The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie.

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Review:

Engaging, entertaining, bright and breezy; and above all, great fun! * Good Book Guide * Hilarious, eccentric and mischievous * Deadly Pleasures * It's like entering the lost world of the Mitford sisters where the girls are allowed to run completely wild * Crime Squad * At once precocious and endearing. Flavia is a marvellous character. Quirkily appealing, this is definitely a crime novel with a difference * Choice * A clever, witty and totally gripping read with lots of surprises * Essentials * Flavia is mercilessly addictive * Daily Telegraph * A breath of fresh air to the world of period-piece sleuthing * Independent * Flavia is enchanting * New York Times * Delightfully entertaining * Guardian * Certain to become a national treasure * Daily Mail * Praise for the cosy crime Flavia de Luce Mysteries - perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Midsomer Murders: The Flavia de Luce novels are now a cult favourite * Mail on Sunday *

Book Description:

A gypsy fortune teller reveals a dark secret about Flavia's dead mother in the third in Alan Bradley's award-winning whimsical period crime series.

About this edition

• Publisher: Delacorte Pr
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0385342322
• ISBN 13: 9780385342322
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 399