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As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust

Book 8 in the series:Flavia de Luce

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"As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust" in the Flavia de Luce series by Alan Bradley follows the young sleuth Flavia as she is sent to a boarding school in Canada, away from her familiar English setting. Immediately upon arrival, a corpse falls from the fireplace in her room, setting off a series of mysterious events. Flavia navigates the new environment, uncovering secrets, facing danger, and trying to solve the murder mystery while dealing with cryptic behavior from the school's inhabitants. The plot is filled with twists and turns, new characters, and a complex mystery that challenges Flavia's deductive skills and resilience.

The writing style of the book is engaging, with readers praising the character development of Flavia as she matures and navigates the challenges of being in a new setting. The setting of the boarding school in Canada adds a fresh perspective to the series, allowing Flavia to interact with new peers and face unfamiliar adversaries. The plot unfolds with a mix of suspense, intrigue, and moments of humor, keeping readers captivated as Flavia unravels the mysteries surrounding the school and the secrets hidden within its walls.

Somewhere, a thousand miles behind us over the eastern horizon, lay the village of Bishop’s Lacey and Buckshaw, my former home, where my father, Colonel Haviland de Luce, and my sisters, Ophelia and D...

From The Publisher:

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Flavia de Luce-"part Harriet the Spy, part Violet Baudelaire from Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events " ( The New York Times Book Review )-takes her remarkable sleuthing prowess to the unexpectedly unsavory world of Canadian boarding schools in the captivating new mystery from New York Times bestselling author Alan Bradley.

Banished! is how twelve-year-old Flavia de Luce laments her predicament, when her father and Aunt Felicity ship her off to Miss Bodycote's Female Academy, the boarding school that her mother, Harriet, once attended across the sea in Canada. The sun has not yet risen on Flavia's first day in captivity when a gift lands at her feet. Flavia being Flavia, a budding chemist and sleuth, that gift is a charred and mummified body, which tumbles out of a bedroom chimney. Now, while attending classes, making friends (and enemies), and assessing the school's stern headmistress and faculty (one of whom is an acquitted murderess), Flavia is on the hunt for the victim's identity and time of death, as well as suspects, motives, and means. Rumors swirl that Miss Bodycote's is haunted, and that several girls have disappeared without a trace. When it comes to solving multiple mysteries, Flavia is up to the task-but her true destiny has yet to be revealed.

Praise for As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust

"Flavia de Luce [is] perhaps contemporary crime fiction's most original character-to say she is Pippi Longstocking with a Ph.D. in chemistry (speciality: poisons) barely begins to describe her." - Maclean's

"Another treat for readers of all ages . . . [ As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust ] maintains the high standards Bradley set from the start." - Booklist

"Exceptional . . . [The] intriguing setup only gets better, and Bradley makes Miss Bodycote's a suitably Gothic setting for Flavia's sleuthing. Through it all, her morbid narrative voice continues to charm." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Even after all these years, Flavia de Luce is still the world's greatest adolescent British chemist/busybody/sleuth." - The Seattle Times

"Plot twists come faster than Canadian snowfall. . . . Bradley's sense of observation is as keen as gung-ho scientist Flavia's. . . . The results so far are seven sparkling Flavia de Luce mysteries." - Library Journal

"A rattling good 'girls' own adventure' yarn with an extensive cast of characters and suspects . . . When all is revealed, the links, misunderstandings and secrecy have a satisfying click." - Winnipeg Free Press

"A delightful installment in the series!" - LibraryReads

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 Winn 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

"This idiosyncratic young heroine continues to charm." - The Wall Street Journal

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

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4 stars

Flavia is shipped off to a boarding school in Canada. This is the same school her mother had attended. She is homesick and adjusting. And on her first night at school, a charred body drops down the chimney. So even though Flavia is badly missing her home (even I missed Buckshaw) , she has work to do.

Flavia is a smart little cookie and her antics were very creative and funny. She not only succeeds in finding the identity of the charred body, but also the murderer and the case of missing students. I loved the story and Flavia in this one. I missed Buckshaw & Bishop's Lacey. A very good, clever mystery with good twists and a more than satisfactory ending.

Happy Reading!!

 
 
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