by Alan Bradley · Random House Publishing Group · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780385343497
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«The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie» is the mystery novel by Alan Bradley, published by Bantam in paperback (416 pages, in English).
In the summer of 1950, Flavia de Luce, an eleven-year-old girl passionate about chemistry and poisons, discovers a dead bird with a postage stamp on its beak at the gates of her mansion in Buckshaw. Shortly after, she finds a dying man in the cucumber patch. Fascinated and horrified, she decides to investigate the murder using her scientific knowledge.
First installment of the Flavia de Luce series. Winner of the Agatha, Arthur Ellis, Dilys, and Debut Dagger awards.
For readers of cozy mystery and historical mystery with a child detective, as well as for book clubs.
Alan Bradley was a Canadian mystery writer known for his Flavia de Luce series, which began with the acclaimed The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie.
