A Red Herring Without Mustard

“Irresistibly appealing.”—The New York Times Book Review

“This idiosyncratic young heroine continues to charm.”—The Wall Street Journal

“Full of pithy dialogue and colorful characters, this series would appeal strongly to fans of Dorothy Sayers, Gladys Mitchell, and Leo Bruce as well as readers who like clever humor mixed in with their mysteries.”—Library Journal (starred review)

“Think preteen Nancy Drew, only savvier … and you have Flavia de Luce.”—Entertainment Weekly

“Outstanding … [a] marvelous blend of whimsy and mystery.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Delightful … a treasure.”—The Seattle Times

Alan Bradley was the internationally bestselling author of eleven Flavia de Luce mystery novels and the memoir The Shoebox Bible. His first Flavia novel, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, received the Crime Writers’ Association Debut Dagger Award, the Dilys Award, the Arthur Ellis Award, the Agatha Award, the Macavity Award, and the Barry Award, and was nominated for the Anthony Award.

His other Flavia de Luce works include The Weed That Strings the Hangman’s Bag, A Red Herring Without Mustard, I Am Half-Sick of Shadows, Speaking from Among the Bones, The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches, As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust, Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew’d, The Grave’s a Fine and Private Place, The Golden Tresses of the Dead, and What Time the Sexton’s Spade Doth Rust, as well as the ebook short story “The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse.” Numb Were the Beadsman’s Fingers, the twelfth novel in the Flavia de Luce series, will be published in Fall 2026.

Originally from Toronto, he lived on an island in the middle of the Irish Sea. He died in May 2026.

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