A Red Herring Without Mustard - Alan Bradley (Hardcover)

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“Flavia is incisive, cutting and hilarious . . . one of the most remarkable creations in recent literature.” — USA Today

Award-winning author Alan Bradley returns with another beguiling novel starring the insidiously clever and unflappable eleven-year-old sleuth Flavia de Luce. In the hamlet of Bishop’s Lacey, Flavia had asked a Gypsy woman to tell her fortune—never expecting to later stumble across the poor soul, bludgeoned in the wee hours in her own caravan. Was this an act of retribution by those convinced that the soothsayer abducted a local child years ago? Certainly Flavia understands the bliss of settling scores; revenge is a delightful pastime when one has two odious older sisters. But how could this crime be connected to the missing baby? As the red herrings pile up, Flavia must sort through clues fishy and foul to untangle dark deeds and dangerous secrets.

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 WINN AWARD, AND ARTHUR ELLIS AWARD

“Wonderfully entertaining . . . sure to be one of the most loved mysteries of the year.” — Chicago Sun-Times, on The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie

“[A] scrumptious first novel.” — USA Today, on The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie

“Utterly beguiling . . . wicked wit . . . The real delight here is [Flavia’s] droll voice and the eccentric cast.” — People (four stars), on The Weed That Strings the Hangman’s Bag