New York Times Bestseller
National Bestseller

"What follows in this 10th book is plotting and characterization as charming, amusing and original as everything that has gone before."??Toronto Star

"A winning tenth mystery."??People

"Bradley, who has few peers at combining fair-play clueing with humor and has fun mocking genre conventions, shows no sign of running out of ideas." ?Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Delightful. . . . The mysteries in Mr. Bradley's books are engaging, but the real lure is Ms. de Luce, the irreverent youngster."??The Wall Street Journal

"Flavia de Luce hasn't lost a sister, she's gained a case?and what a case. . . . Perhaps the most consistently hilarious adventure of the alarmingly precocious heroine." ?Kirkus Reviews

"Flavia's over-the-top use of alliteration . . . and proudly precocious, sesquipedalian vocabulary . . . along with?the thoroughly endearing cast of characters, make this series' tenth installment?a laugh-out-loud winner." ?Booklist, starred review

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