Things are changing at English country house Buckshaw. Flavia de Luce has inherited the stately pile, currently bustling with activity for the nuptials of her older sister Ophelia. Everyone in Bishop's Lacey and beyond has turned out for her wedding to former German Prisoner of War Dieter Schrantz. Everything goes swimmingly until the moment comes to cut the cake. With Feely having a fit of hysterics, Flavia spirits away the severed finger her sister found in the slice of cake to perform her own experiments on. So opens Alan Bradley's latest entry in the Flavia de Luce mystery series, The Golden Tresses of the Dead (#812).
Who could possibly have done such a thing, and where is the original owner? The newly-formed Arthur W. Dogger and Associates have their first mystery on hand along with a commission from their very first client. Mrs. Prill claims that letters of a mysterious nature have been stolen from her, but she is remarkably vague about the details. With two different leads to follow, Flavia and the faithful Dogger are kept busy with these most unusual cases.
And now that Flavia is growing up, is it possible she is feeling the first flutterings of romance? We'll have to wait and see if Colin "Collie" Collier makes an appearance in future volumes of this most entertaining mystery series! As always, a delight to read.
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