I Am Half-Sick of Shadows
The fourth novel in the gripping Flavia series - now a major Sky Original film!
$24.52
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
8 January 2013
Summary
All is not well at Buckshaw, home of Flavia de Luce.
With the family finances in a parlous state, Flavia’s father has, with deep misgivings, rented Buckshaw to a film company for location shooting. Naturally enough, director, crew and stars do nothing to endear themselves to the household - especially the servants - until, when a heavy snowfall cuts off Bishop’s Lacey from the rest of the world, the actors are talked into staging a benefit performance in the parish hall.
But o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781409118176 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1409118177 |
| Author: | Alan Bradley |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 8 January 2013 |
| Weight: | 258g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 22mm |
| Series: | Flavia de Luce Mystery |
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Praise for the cosy crime Flavia de Luce Mysteries - perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Midsomer Murders: The Flavia de Luce novels are now a cult favourite * Mail on Sunday *Certain to become a national treasure * Daily Mail *Delightfully entertaining * Guardian *Flavia is enchanting * New York Times *A breath of fresh air to the world of period-piece sleuthing * Independent *Flavia is mercilessly addictive * New York Times *A clever, witty and totally gripping read with lots of surprises * Essentials *At once precocious and endearing. Flavia is a marvellous character. Quirkily appealing, this is definitely a crime novel with a difference * Choice *It’s like entering the lost world of the Mitford sisters where the girls are allowed to run completely wild * Crime Squad *Hilarious, eccentric and mischievous * Deadly Pleasures *Engaging, entertaining, bright and breezy; and above all, great fun! * Good Book Guide *This is the fourth murder mystery for eleven year old sleuth, master chemist and expert on poisons, Flavia de Luce. While her father is preoccupied with a deepening financial crisis, and her sisters continue to outdo one another in beastliness to their younger sibling, the undaunted Flavia brings her keen eye and sharp mind to all that’s’ going on around her. * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *[T]his breezily entertaining novel set in 1950s England both lives up to its predecessors and points the way to momentous events in the next book. Great fun! * GOOD BOOK GUIDE *
About The Author
Alan Bradley
Alan Bradley was born into a family of storytellers who never stopped talking about the old days ‘back home’ in England - for which he is eternally grateful. He lives with his wife, Shirley, in Gozo.
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