. Set in the English countryside in 1950, it blends dark humor with a classic "whodunit" atmosphere. Amazon.com Plot Overview The story follows 11-year-old Flavia de Luce

) is the second installment in the critically acclaimed Flavia de Luce mystery series by Canadian author Alan Bradley

La muerte no es un juego de niños (original title: The Weed That Strings the Hangman’s Bag

An eccentric, precocious protagonist who prefers her chemical laboratory and her bicycle, "Gladys," to social norms. Rupert Porson:

hidden pasts, the loss of innocence, and the complex dynamics of a decaying aristocratic family Amazon.com Digital Availability