Author: Alan Bradley
Genre: Mystery
Setting: A few places in England in the 1950's
Summary: 11-year-old Flavia de Luce loves chemistry. Flavia is particularly interested in poisons. She does experiments in her great-uncle's old laboratory (he died a while ago). Flavia's life gets more interesting when a dead jack snipe is left in the de Luce's doorstep with a postage stamp is stuck on its beak. When she and Dogger, a man who does different things around their house, overhear her father mention the name Twining and that they had killed him. Later that night, Flavia finds a dying man in the garden. The last word he said is, "Vale." she gets a whiff of something she recognized. When the police arrive, they say that they have reason to think that the dead man recently came from Norway. Could the jack snipe, the stamp, or her father's conversation have anything to do with the murder?
I thought this book was really good. It had action in it, but mainly at the end. I particularly liked the character Flavia because she is interested in chemistry, like me. I would recommend this to people who like mystery in general.
Setting: A few places in England in the 1950's
Summary: 11-year-old Flavia de Luce loves chemistry. Flavia is particularly interested in poisons. She does experiments in her great-uncle's old laboratory (he died a while ago). Flavia's life gets more interesting when a dead jack snipe is left in the de Luce's doorstep with a postage stamp is stuck on its beak. When she and Dogger, a man who does different things around their house, overhear her father mention the name Twining and that they had killed him. Later that night, Flavia finds a dying man in the garden. The last word he said is, "Vale." she gets a whiff of something she recognized. When the police arrive, they say that they have reason to think that the dead man recently came from Norway. Could the jack snipe, the stamp, or her father's conversation have anything to do with the murder?
I thought this book was really good. It had action in it, but mainly at the end. I particularly liked the character Flavia because she is interested in chemistry, like me. I would recommend this to people who like mystery in general.
