The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie: A Flavia de Luce Mystery (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780606238304)

It is the summer of 1950-and at the once-grand mansion of Buckshaw, young Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison, is intrigued by a series of inexplicable events: A dead bird is found on the doorstep, a postage stamp bizarrely pinned to its beak. Then, hours later, Flavia finds a man lying in the cucumber patch and watches him as he takes his dying breath.
For Flavia, who is both appalled and delighted, life begins in earnest when murder comes to Buckshaw. "I wish I could say I was afraid, but I wasn't. Quite the contrary. This was by far the most interesting thing that had ever happened to me in my entire life."

Author: Alan Bradley
ISBN-10: 0606238301
ISBN-13: 9780606238304
Publisher: Turtleback Books
Language: English
Published: 01/19/2010
Pages: 385
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.00w x 1.10d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.6
Point Value: 16
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 136784 / Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie