Flavia [is] irrepressible, precocious and indefatigable. . . . A whole new chapter of Flavia's life opens as she approaches adolescence. Will she become the Madame Curie of crime?-Bookreporter

Outstanding . . . As usual, Bradley makes his improbable series conceit work and relieves the plot's inherent darkness with clever humor.-Publishers Weekly (starred review)

There's only one Flavia. . . . Series fans will anticipate the details of this investigation, along with one last taste of Flavia's unorthodox family life.-Library Journal (starred review)

Fans of the precocious sleuth who share her unapologetically enthusiastic sense that 'an unexamined corpse was a tale untold' will rub their hands gleefully, confident that her resolution will unleash a dazzling barrage of innocent-seeming questions, recherché chemical and pharmacological tidbits, fibs and whoppers, and the most coyly bratty behavior outside the pages of Kay Thompson's chronicles of Eloise. . . . Bradley's unquenchable heroine brings 'the most complicated case I had ever come across' to a highly satisfying conclusion, with the promise of still brighter days ahead.-Kirkus Reviews

Acclaim for Alan Bradley's beloved Flavia de Luce novels, winners of the Crime Writers' Association Debut Dagger Award, Barry Award, Agatha Award, Macavity Award, Dilys Award, and Arthur Ellis Award

If ever there were a sleuth who's bold, brilliant, and, yes, adorable, it's Flavia de Luce.-USA Today

Delightful . . . a combination of Eloise and Sherlock Holmes.-The Boston Globe

[Flavia] is as addictive as dark chocolate.-Daily Mail

The plucky adolescent is terrifically entertaining-the world's foremost braniac/chemist/sleuth/busybody/smarty-pants. Nobody can touch her in that category.-The Seattle Times