Flavia de Luce Series

An 11-year-old detective with a passion for poisons uncovers misdeeds in the hamlet of Bishop's Lacey. Flavia stumbles upon a missing tot, a fortune-teller, and a corpse in her own backyard. Pedaling her bicycle across the countryside, Flavia uncovers odd new twists and must sort through clues fishy and foul to untangle dark deeds and dangerous secrets.

An eleven-year-old chemistry-loving detective sets her sights on cracking a case at her decaying English estate during Christmastime. When a film crew arrives to shoot a movie starring a famous actress, a murder takes place and a blizzard traps everyone in the estate. With a growing list of suspects, Flavia must use her intelligence to sniff out the killer before it's too late.

An eleven-year-old amateur detective and chemist, Flavia de Luce, finds herself digging up a body in the English hamlet of Bishop's Lacey. Excited to peek inside St. Tancred's tomb on the saint's 500th death anniversary, Flavia discovers Mr. Collicutt's crypt with his grotesquely masked face. She sets out to uncover who had a vendetta against him and why they hid him in a sacred resting place. The investigation isn't as straightforward as she first believed, proving that nothing is ever an open-and-shut case.

In "The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches," young detective Flavia de Luce returns to her English village to reunite with her long-lost mother, but is drawn into a cryptic mystery when a stranger whispers a message before being mysteriously murdered. With her sleuthing skills and a trail of clues, she uncovers family secrets and even involves Winston Churchill. Surrounded by family, friends, and a famous pathologist, Flavia will stop at nothing to solve the case, even taking to the skies in a vintage plane.

A twelve-year-old budding chemist and sleuth, Flavia de Luce, is sent to a Canadian boarding school, where rumors of hauntings and girls disappearing run rampant. On her first day, Flavia is gifted with a charred and mummified body, which she endeavors to identify, along with suspects, motives, and means. This captivating mystery, set in a Gothic boarding school, follows Flavia as she navigates the unsavory world of her new surroundings using her remarkable sleuthing prowess to solve multiple mysteries.

A young girl returns home to England only to find her father ill and her home too empty. Eager for a distraction, she stumbles upon a corpse and is invigorated by the prospect of a new investigation. Mystery fans will be delighted by this immersive, witty story with rich characterizations set in the English countryside.

Discover a thrilling new mystery novel from award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Alan Bradley. Follow the adventures of Flavia de Luce, a young British chemist and amateur detective, as she uncovers secrets and solves a twisty case. The Grave's a Fine and Private Place is a must-read for fans of gripping mysteries and clever sleuths.