{"product_id":"9781398721371","title":"What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust","description":"Author: Alan Bradley\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781398721371\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Orion\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 10 Dec 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026lt;h2\u0026gt;'Cosy mystery fans will love this latest delightful installment!' NITA PROSE,  bestselling author of THE MAID\u0026lt;\/h2\u0026gt;\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFlavia de Luce, along with her pestilent younger cousin, investigates the murder of a former public hangman and uncovers secrets that bring the greatest shock of her life.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e****\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoisonous mushrooms, pestilent cousins - and a most perplexing murder...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere's a new arrival at Buckshaw - Flavia de Luce's obnoxious cousin Undine. Flavia reluctantly takes on the mentorship of her fellow orphan, who in her best moments shows some potential for trespassing and trickery.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Major Greyleigh, a former hangman, is found dead from a breakfast of poisonous mushrooms, suspicion falls on the de Luce family's longtime cook, Mrs. Mullet. After all, didn't she pick the mushrooms and serve them to Greyleigh moments before his death?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFlavia knows her beloved Mrs. Mullet is innocent. Together with Dogger, estate gardener and partner-in-crime, and the odious Undine, she sets out to find the real killer and clear Mrs. Mullet's good name.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut following the case's twists and turns will lead her to a most surprising discovery - one with the power to upend her entire life...\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e****\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR THE HISTORICAL FLAVIA DE LUCE MYSTERIES: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'To say I am overjoyed by the return of the magnificent \u003ci\u003eFlavia\u003c\/i\u003e is a massive understatement. It's a great day when we have her back in our lives with a new, and riveting, crime to solve'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLOUISE PENNY, \u003c\/b\u003ebestselling author of the\u003cb\u003e ARMAND GAMACHE MYSTERIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Flavia is the best female detective I've ever read, full of realism, self-confidence and emotion (in roughly equal parts), and her tales are hilarious, engaging and occasionally heart-breaking'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDIANA GABALDON\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'The Flavia de Luce novels are now a cult favourite' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMAIL ON SUNDAY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A cross between Dodie Smith's\u003ci\u003e I Capture The Castle \u003c\/i\u003eand the Addams family... Delightfully entertaining' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Flavia is mercilessly addictive'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAILY TELEGRRAPH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'At once precocious and endearing, Flavia is a marvellous character. Quirkily appealing, this is definitely a crime novel with a difference'\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46697801973918,"sku":"ADS-9781398721371","price":54.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781398721371.jpg?v=1775719701","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781398721371","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}