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The Golden Tresses of the Dead by Alan Bradley

The Golden Tresses of the Dead

A Flavia de Luce Novel

A Flavia de Luce Novel

A Flavia de Luce Novel

A Flavia de Luce Novel

By Alan Bradley

By Alan Bradley

By Alan Bradley

By Alan Bradley

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    About The Golden Tresses of the Dead

    A finger in a wedding cake is only the beginning in this deliciously shocking mystery featuring Flavia de Luce, “the world’s greatest adolescent British chemist/busybody/sleuth” (The Seattle Times).

    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, sharpening 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.

    About The Golden Tresses of the Dead

    A finger in a wedding cake is only the beginning in this deliciously shocking mystery featuring Flavia de Luce, “the world’s greatest adolescent British chemist/busybody/sleuth” (The Seattle Times).

    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, sharpening 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.

    About The Golden Tresses of the Dead

    A finger in a wedding cake is only the beginning in this deliciously shocking mystery featuring Flavia de Luce, “the world’s greatest adolescent British chemist/busybody/sleuth” (The Seattle Times).

    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, sharpening 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.

    About The Golden Tresses of the Dead

    A finger in a wedding cake is only the beginning in this deliciously shocking mystery featuring Flavia de Luce, “the world’s greatest adolescent British chemist/busybody/sleuth” (The Seattle Times).

    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, sharpening 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.

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    Also by Alan Bradley

    The Flavia de Luce Series 7-Book Bundle
    As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust
    The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches
    The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse: A Flavia de Luce Story
    The Shoebox Bible
    See all books by Alan Bradley

    Also by Alan Bradley

    The Flavia de Luce Series 7-Book Bundle
    As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust
    The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches
    The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse: A Flavia de Luce Story
    The Shoebox Bible
    See all books by Alan Bradley

    Also by Alan Bradley

    The Flavia de Luce Series 7-Book Bundle
    As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust
    The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches
    The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse: A Flavia de Luce Story
    The Shoebox Bible
    See all books by Alan Bradley

    About Alan Bradley

    Alan Bradley is the New York Times bestselling author of many short stories, children’s stories, newspaper columns, and the memoir The Shoebox Bible. His first Flavia de Luce novel, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, received the Crime… More about Alan Bradley

    About Alan Bradley

    Alan Bradley is the New York Times bestselling author of many short stories, children’s stories, newspaper columns, and the memoir The Shoebox Bible. His first Flavia de Luce novel, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, received the Crime… More about Alan Bradley

    About Alan Bradley

    Alan Bradley is the New York Times bestselling author of many short stories, children’s stories, newspaper columns, and the memoir The Shoebox Bible. His first Flavia de Luce novel, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, received the Crime… More about Alan Bradley

    About Alan Bradley

    Alan Bradley is the New York Times bestselling author of many short stories, children’s stories, newspaper columns, and the memoir The Shoebox Bible. His first Flavia de Luce novel, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, received the Crime… More about Alan Bradley

    Product Details

    Category: Suspense & Thriller | Historical Fiction

    Hardcover | $26.00
    Published by Delacorte Press
    Jan 22, 2019 | 352 Pages | 5 x 7-1/2 | ISBN 9780345540027

    Category: Historical Fiction | Suspense & Thriller | Cozy Mysteries

    Ebook | $12.99
    Published by Bantam
    Jan 22, 2019 | 352 Pages | ISBN 9780345540041

    Category: Historical Fiction | Suspense & Thriller | Cozy Mysteries | Audiobooks

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    Published by Random House Audio
    Jan 22, 2019 | 600 Minutes | ISBN 9780449807736

    Category: Historical Fiction | Suspense & Thriller | Cozy Mysteries | Audiobooks

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    Published by Random House Audio
    Jan 22, 2019 | 600 Minutes | ISBN 9780449807743

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    Praise

    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

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