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Flavia de Luce, an amateur detective, teams up with her troublesome younger cousin to solve the murder of a former public hangman. Their investigation reveals shocking secrets that challenge Flavia's understanding of her world, leading her to confront unexpected truths.

Im 11. Fall der jungen Ermittlerin Flavia de Luce wird der ehemalige Henker Major Gladinall tot aufgefunden. Während die Polizei Mrs. Mullet verdächtigt, geht Flavia selbst auf Spurensuche und entdeckt dunkle Familiengeheimnisse. Zudem erfährt sie die Wahrheit über den Tod ihres Vaters. Ein spannendes Abenteuer!

Dwunastoletnia pasjonatka chemii, Flawia de Luce, oraz lojalny służący Dogger zakładają agencję detektywistyczną. Nie spodziewają się, że pierwsza sprawa, jaką im przyjdzie rozwiązać, pojawi się podczas weselnego przyjęcia siostry Flawii Feli. Jednym z kluczowych momentów radosnej uroczystości ma być tradycyjne pokrojenie ogromnego, bajecznie udekorowanego weselnego tortu, lecz gdy tylko panna młoda wbija w niego nóż, z jej gardła dobywa się mrożący krew w żyłach krzyk, bowiem z pierwszego kawałka wystaje ludzki palec

Although it is autumn in the small English town of Bishop's Lacey, the chapel is decked with exotic flowers. Yes, Flavia de Luce's sister Ophelia is at last getting hitched, like a mule to a wagon. A church is a wonderful place for a wedding, muses Flavia, surrounded as it is by the legions of the dead, whose listening bones bear silent witness to every promise made at the altar. Flavia is not your normal twelve-year-old girl. An expert in the chemical nature of poisons, she has solved many mysteries, which has sharpened her considerable detection skills to the point where she had little choice but to turn professional. So Flavia and dependable Dogger, estate gardener and sounding board extraordinaire, set up shop at the once-grand mansion of Buckshaw, eager to serve--not so simple an endeavor with her odious, little moon-faced cousin, Undine, constantly underfoot. But Flavia and Dogger persevere. Little does she know that their first case will be extremely close to home, beginning with an unwelcome discovery in Ophelia's wedding cake: a human finger.

Advance praise for The Grave's a Fine and Private Place Outstanding . . . As usual, Bradley makes his improbable series conceit work and relieves the plot's inherent darkness with clever humor.-Publishers Weekly (starred review) There's only one Flavia. . . . Series fans will anticipate the details of this investigation, along with one last taste of Flavia's unorthodox family life.-Library Journal (starred review) Fans of the precocious sleuth who share her unapologetically enthusiastic sense that 'an unexamined corpse was a tale untold' will rub their hands gleefully, confident that her resolution will unleash a dazzling barrage of innocent-seeming questions, recherché chemical and pharmacological tidbits, fibs and whoppers, and the most coyly bratty behavior outside the pages of Kay Thompson's chronicles of Eloise. . . . Bradley's unquenchable heroine brings 'the most complicated case I had ever come across' to a highly satisfying conclusion, with the promise of still brighter days ahead.-Kirkus Reviews Acclaim for Alan Bradley's beloved Flavia de Luce novels, winners of the Crime Writers' Association Debut Dagger Award, Barry Award, Agatha Award, Macavity Award, Dilys Award, and Arthur Ellis Award If ever there were a sleuth who's bold, brilliant, and, yes, adorable, it's Flavia de Luce.-USA Today Delightful . . . a combination of Eloise and Sherlock Holmes.-The Boston Globe [Flavia] is as addictive as dark chocolate.-Daily Mail Flavia de Luce is still the world's greatest adolescent British chemist/busybody/sleuth.-The Seattle Times

Mystery fans seeking novels of wit, an immersive English countryside setting, and rich characterizations will be rewarded with this newest entry in the award-winning series. - Library Journal (starred review) There is such a thing as willing suspension of disbelief brought on by sheer outlandish charm, and that's what [Alan] Bradley and some delicious writing have tapped. - London Free Press Flavia's first-person narration reveals her precocious intellect as well as her youthful vulnerability. - Shelf Awareness Flavia is once again a fun, science-loving protagonist. . . . This series entry ends on a note that begs for the next story. - Library Reads An eleven-year-old prodigy with an astonishing mind for chemistry and a particular interest in poisons. - The Strand Magazine (Five of the Best Historical Heroines) Bradley's preteen heroine comes through in the end with a series of deductions so clever she wants to hug herself. So will you. - Kirkus Reviews From the Hardcover edition.

"Flavia rules! In this New York Times bestselling series of enchanting mysteries, youthful chemist and aspiring detective Flavia de Luce once again brings her knowledge of poisons and her indefatigable spirit to solve dastardly crimes -- but this time, she leaves behind her beloved English countryside, and takes her sleuthing prowess to the unexpectedly unsavory world of Canadian boarding schools!"-- Provided by publisher

On a spring morning in 1951, eleven-year-old chemist and aspiring detective Flavia de Luce gathers with her family at the railway station, awaiting the return of her long-lost mother, Harriet. Yet upon the train’s arrival in the English village of Bishop’s Lacey, Flavia is approached by a tall stranger who whispers a cryptic message into her ear. Moments later, he is dead, mysteriously pushed under the train by someone in the crowd. Who was this man, what did his words mean, and why were they intended for Flavia? Back home at Buckshaw, the de Luces’ crumbling estate, Flavia puts her sleuthing skills to the test. Following a trail of clues sparked by the discovery of a reel of film stashed away in the attic, she unravels the deepest secrets of the de Luce clan, involving none other than Winston Churchill himself. Surrounded by family, friends, and a famous pathologist from the Home Office—and making spectacular use of Harriet’s beloved Gipsy Moth plane, Blithe Spirit—Flavia will do anything, even take to the skies, to land a killer.

Невероятное событие нарушает пасторальную идиллию милой английской деревушки Бишоп-Лейси. Команда археологов приезжает, чтобы сделать открытие века, произвести раскопки могилы святого Танкреда. Одного этого уже достаточно, чтобы дать пищу для сплетен на сто лет вперед. Но в том месте, где должна быть гробница святого, находят довольно свежий трум местного красавчика-органиста… за расследование, как обычно рьяно берется вечный кошмар местных полицейских Флавия де Люс – любопытная проныра двенадцати лет от роду. Чтобы найти убийцу, ей придутся довольно глубоко сунуть нос не только в тайны тихого Бишоп-Лейси, но в собственный семейный шкаф, полный скелетов, и только один святой Танкред знает, что она сумеет там откопать.