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

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Rent The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie: A Flavia de Luce Mystery

Author: Alan Bradley

Format: Quality Paperback, Unabridged-CD

Publisher: Bantam

Published: Jan 2010

Genre: Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Historical

Retail Price: $18.00

Pages: 400

Synopsis

It is the summer of 1950, and at the once-grand mansion of Buckshaw, young Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison, is intrigued by a series of inexplicable events. For Flavia, life begins in earnest when murder comes to Buckshaw.

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