speaking from among the bones by alan bradley

And occupying the long-closed tomb of the church's patron saint, St Tancred.

In this volume, Flavia is instrumental in discovering the whereabouts of the missing church organist, Mr. There is so much character development, a clever mystery, some détente between sisters - and one heck of a cliffhanger ending as well. This is the latest in the Flavia de Luce series, and it was such a satisfying read! I have enjoyed all the books in this series, but this one was extra special. “Delightful and entertaining.Speaking from among the bones / Alan Bradley “Delightful and entertaining.” - San Jose Mercury News as quirky as any British mystery fan could hope for.” -Bookreporter Bradley has created an utterly charming cast of characters. continues to delight.” - Publishers Weekly (starred review) “The precocious and irrepressible Flavia. This series is a grown-up version of Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys and all those mysteries you fell in love with as a child.” - The San Diego Union-Tribune

And what she unearths will prove there’s never such thing as an open-and-shut case.īONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Alan Bradley’s The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches.Īcclaim for Speaking from Among the Bones

Collicutt, and why would they hide him in such a sacred resting place? The irrepressible Flavia decides to find out. Collicutt, the church organist, his face grotesquely and inexplicably masked. Nobody is more excited to peek inside the crypt than Flavia, yet what she finds will halt the proceedings dead in their tracks: the body of Mr. Tancred’s death, the English hamlet of Bishop’s Lacey is busily preparing to open its patron saint’s tomb. Upon the five-hundredth anniversary of St. What she is not accustomed to is digging up bodies. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR įrom award-winning author Alan Bradley comes the next cozy British mystery starring intrepid young sleuth Flavia de Luce, hailed by USA Today as “one of the most remarkable creations in recent literature.”Įleven-year-old amateur detective and ardent chemist Flavia de Luce is used to digging up clues, whether they’re found among the potions in her laboratory or between the pages of her insufferable sisters’ diaries.

Speaking from among the bones by alan bradley