Flavia blir skremt da spåkona ser hennes avdøde mor i krystallkula og sier at hun prøver å komme hjem. Like etter blir spåkona funnet brutalt overfalt i vogna si, og Flavia må finnet ut hva som er sammenhengen mellom overfallet og et barn som forsvant fra Bishop's lacy for lenge siden. Dette er den tredje boka om Flavia de Luce.

Pigtails, poisons and murder-most-foul A travelling puppet show arrives in the sleepy village of Bishop's Lacey - and a shocking murder takes place. For eleven-year-old Flavia de Luce, the crime will test her precocious powers of deduction to the limit - particularly when she discovers that the murder echoes a tragedy which occurred many years before...Praise for the historical Flavia de Luce mysteries: 'The Flavia de Luce novels are now a cult favourite' Mail on Sunday 'A cross between Dodie Smith's I Capture The Castle and the Addams family...delightfully entertaining' Guardian Fans of M. C. Beaton's Agatha Raisin, Frances Brody and Alexander McCall Smith will enjoy the Flavia de Luce mysteries: 1. Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie 2. The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag 3. A Red Herring Without Mustard 4. I Am Half Sick of Shadows 5. Speaking From Among the Bones 6. The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches 7. As Chimney Sweepers Come To Dust 8. Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd 9. The Grave's a Fine and Private Place If you're looking for a cosy crime series to keep you hooked then look no further than the Flavia de Luce mysteries. * Each Flavia de Luce mystery can be read as a standalone or in series order *

"Du skremmer meg," sa spåkonen. "Aldri har jeg sett krystallkulen min så full av mørke." For elleve år gamle Flavia de Luce var besøket hos sigøynerdamen bare en uskyldig lek, helt til den gamle konen får øye på Flavias mor i kulen - hun som døde i Tibet for lenge siden. "Hun prøver å komme hjem," sier spåkonen. Og for første gang på lenge kjenner Flavia at hun blir skremt. Når den gamle damen kort tid etter blir brutalt overfalt i vogna si, begynner Flavia å skjønne at hun kan ha mer å være bekymret for enn overnaturlige budskap fra den andre siden. Har sigøynerkvinnens besøk i landsbyen vekket til live minner om en tragisk hendelse i BishopLaceys fortid? Eller har overfallet å gjøre med en mystisk sekt som ifølge ryktene møtes i nærheten for å utføre sine ritualer? Når et merkverdig anrettet lik blir funnet på et av jordene på Buckshaw, de Luce-familiens herregård, begynner plutselig nøkkelen til mysteriet å virke som om den er skremmende nær ... Alan Bradleys tredje bok i suksess-serien om Flavia de Luce gikk rett inn på New York Times bestselgerliste, og har møtt strålende kritikker internasjonalt. Nå er boka endelig klar for et norsk publikum.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - "Flavia is incisive, cutting and hilarious... one of the most remarkable creations in recent literature." - USA Today Flavia de Luce, a dangerously smart eleven-year-old with a passion for chemistry and a genius for solving murders, thinks that her days of crime-solving in the bucolic English hamlet of Bishop's Lacey are over--until beloved puppeteer Rupert Porson has his own strings sizzled in an unfortunate rendezvous with electricity. But who'd do such a thing, and why ? Does the madwoman who lives in Gibbet Wood know more than she's letting on? What about Porson's charming but erratic assistant? All clues point toward a suspicious death years earlier and a case the local constables can't solve--without Flavia's help. But in getting so close to who's secretly pulling the strings of this dance of death, has our precocious heroine finally gotten in way over her head?

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Alan Bradley, author of the most award-winning series debut of any year, returns with another irresistible Flavia de Luce novel. In the hamlet of Bishop's Lacey, the insidiously clever and unflappable eleven-year-old sleuth Flavia de Luce had asked a Gypsy woman to tell her fortune--never expecting to later stumble across the poor soul, bludgeoned almost to death in the wee hours in her own caravan. Was this an act of retribution by those convinced that the soothsayer abducted a local child years ago? Certainly Flavia understands the bliss of settling scores; revenge is a delightful pastime when one has two odious older sisters. But how could this crime be connected to the missing baby? As the red herrings pile up, Flavia must sort through clues fishy and foul to untangle dark deeds and dangerous secrets.

"NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER On a spring morning in 1951, eleven-year-old chemist and aspiring detective Flavia de Luce gathers with her family at the railway station, awaiting the return of her long-lost mother, Harriet. Yet upon the train s arrival in the English village of Bishop s Lacey, Flavia is approached by a tall stranger who whispers a cryptic message into her ear. Moments later, he is dead, mysteriously pushed under the train by someone in the crowd. Who was this man, what did his words mean, and why were they intended for Flavia? Back home at Buckshaw, the de Luces crumbling estate, Flavia puts her sleuthing skills to the test. Following a trail of clues sparked by the discovery of a reel of film stashed away in the attic, she unravels the deepest secrets of the de Luce clan, involving none other than Winston Churchill himself. Surrounded by family, friends, and a famous pathologist from the Home Office and making spectacular use of Harriet s beloved Gipsy Moth plane, "Blithe Spirit" Flavia will do anything, even take to the skies, to land a killer. Praise for "The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches" "" Part Harriet the Spy, part Violet Baudelaire from Lemony Snicket s "A Series of Unfortunate Events, "Flavia is a pert and macabre pragmatist. "The New York Times Book Review" Alan] Bradley s award winning Flavia de Luce series . . . has enchanted readers with the outrageous sleuthing career of its precocious leading lady. . . . This latest adventure contains all the winning elements of the previous books. "Library Journal "(starred review) Bradley s latest Flavia de Luce novel reaches a new level of perfection as it shows the emotional turmoil and growth of a girl who has always been older than her years and yet is still a child. The mystery is complex and very personal this time, reaching into the past Flavia never knew about. . . . These are astounding, magical books not to be missed. "RT Book Reviews"(Top Pick) Excellent . . . Flavia retains her droll wit. . . . The solution to a murder is typically neat, and the conclusion sets up future books nicely. "Publishers Weekly "(starred review) It s hard to resist either the genre s pre-eminent preteen sleuth or the hushed revelations about her family. "Kirkus Reviews" "" Flavia . . . is as fetching as ever; her chatty musings and her combination of childish vulnerability and seemingly boundless self-confidence haven t changed a bit. "Booklist" 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" Irresistibly appealing. " The New York Times Book Review"," "on" A Red Herring Without Mustard" Original, charming, devilishly creative. Bookreporter, " "on" I Am Half-Sick of Shadows" Delightful and entertaining. "San Jose Mercury News"," "on" Speaking from Among the Bones" "From the Hardcover edition.""

It is almost Easter in Bishop's Lacey, and the villagers are holding their collective breath as the tomb of St Tancred in the church that bears his name is about to be opened after five hundred years. And as luck would have it, it's inveterate eleven-year-old sleuth Flavia de Luce who is first at the scene. But the body she finds lying there is clearly not that of a desiccated saint. For a start there's the pool of fresh blood, and then there's the gas mask, from under which an unmistakable shock of golden hair identifies the corpse as that of Mr Collicutt, St Tancred's celebrated organist. Despite her tender years, Flavia is no stranger to murder - but even she is baffled by the peculiar circumstances of Collicutt's death. Especially when, soon after, an effigy of St Tancred appears to be weeping blood onto the church floor. Determined to get to the bottom of the mystery, Flavia soon finds herself exploring a secret maze of underground passages beneath the church - and is drawn into the equally dark and fetid world of one of Bishop's Lacey's most peculiar families.

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 From the Hardcover edition. "

Curiosity won't kill this cat...Twelve-year-old Flavia de Luce is back at Buckshaw at last, but her homecoming is overshadowed by news of her father's illness.Forbidden from visiting Colonel de Luce in hospital, Flavia busies herself in the village, but she soon makes a macabre discover: the corpse of a reclusive woodcarver hanging upside down on the back of a door, in a house empty but for a curiously uncurious cat.While the local constabulary are stumped, Flavia is soon piecing together a puzzle that connects a death by murderous gulls on a desolate island, a local woman said to be a witch, and a beloved children's author who terrified his own son - plus, of course, a certain tortoise-shell cat...Praise for the historical Flavia de Luce mysteries: 'The Flavia de Luce novels are now a cult favourite' Mail on Sunday 'A cross between Dodie Smith's I Capture The Castle and the Addams family...delightfully entertaining' Guardian Fans of M. C. Beaton's Agatha Raisin, Frances Brody and Alexander McCall Smith will enjoy the Flavia de Luce mysteries: 1. Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie 2. The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag 3. A Red Herring Without Mustard 4. I Am Half Sick of Shadows 5. Speaking From Among the Bones 6. The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches 7. As Chimney Sweepers Come To Dust 8. Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd 9. The Grave's a Fine and Private Place If you're looking for a cosy crime series to keep you hooked then look no further than the Flavia de Luce mysteries. * Each Flavia de Luce mystery can be read as a standalone or in series order *

Under sommaren 1950 inträffar flera mystiska händelser på den nedgångna engelska herrgården Buckshaw, där elvaåriga Flavia de Luce bor med sin familj. På tröskeln till huset hittar man en död fågel med ett frimärke spetsat på näbben. Och lite senare, bland gurkorna i grönsakslandet, blir Flavia vittne till en döende mans sista andetag. För henne är det hela mer spännande än skrämmande och med sitt stora intresse för kemi och gift börjar Flavia genast nysta i saken. "Jag önskar att jag kunde säga att jag blev rädd, men det blev jag inte. Tvärtom. Det här var utan jämförelse det mest intressanta jag upplevt i hela mitt liv." Den bittra pajens sötma är en mästerlig mysdeckare som av flera recensenter blivit jämförd med klassiker av Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers och Arthur Conan Doyle. På Lind & Co utkommer i år även ett nytt Flavia-äventyr: Mord är ingen barnlek . ALAN BRADLEY är född och uppvuxen i Kanada och gick i tidig pension på 1990-talet för att börja skriva. För Den bittra pajens sötma vann Bradley ett Daggerpris för bästa debutroman. I dag bor han på Malta med sin fru och deras två sluga katter. "Kvickt och trivsamt." Margareta Wiman, Östgöta-Correspondenten "Som jag har längtat efter en gammaldags pusseldeckare! [...] Applåder till Alan Bradley som tar deckaren tillbaka till dess ursprungsmiljö - ett murrigt rum som luktar sherry." Jenny Lindh, M-magasin "Roligt skriven och inte alls en Agatha Christie-epigon. Det här är helt eget." Dagens Nyheter "Hav förtröstan - mysdeckaren lever! [...] en underhållande och lockande värld som man gärna återvänder till." Jakob Tjernström, Örnsköldsviks Allehanda "Psykopater och sexualmördare i all ära, men till jul tänker jag på släkthälsan och slår in något milt. Den bittra pajens sötma av Alan Bradley passar utmärkt, det är årets mysigaste deckare och ett gammaldags pusselmysterium av engelskt snitt." M-Magasin

Det är 1950-tal på ett tämligen förfallet gods på Englands landsbygd. Där bor den brådmogna Flavia de Luce, med en hjärna skarp som en knivsegg. Hon älskar det kemilaboratorium hon fått ärva efter sin döda mor. Speciellt fascinerad är hon av gifterna som kommer väl till pass i de raffinerade hämndaktioner hon vill iscensätta när hennes två äldre systrar gör livet surt för henne. En dag kommer en berömd dockteater till byn. Den leds av Rupert Porson, rikskänd tv-celebritet. Man upplåter byns kyrka åt teatern, men det vill sig inte bättre än att Porson bränns till döds i ett elektriskt haveri mitt under en föreställning. Flavia förstår genast att det inte rör sig om en olyckshändelse. Med sina barnsliga men förslagna frågor får hon människor att berätta om länge gömda hemligheter. Hur kommer det sig att en gammal tysk krigsfånge var närvarande både nu och när man hittade en femårig pojke hängd för många år sedan? Vad har byns kyrkoherde för koppling till händelserna? Och den tokiga kvinnan som bor i skogen - hon vet något. Mord är ingen barnlek är den andra av sju deckare med Flavia som huvudperson. BBC planerar en tv-serie baserade på böckerna med samma manusförfattare som skrev Barnmorskan i East End . ALAN BRADLEY är född och uppvuxen i Kanada och gick i tidig pension på 1990-talet för att börja skriva. För den första Flavia-deckaren, Den bittra pajens sötma (Lind & Co, 2014), vann Bradley ett Daggerpris för bästa debutroman. "Kvickt och trivsamt." Margareta Wiman, Östgöta-Correspondenten " Den bittra pajens sötma var rolig, men i Mord är ingen barnlek är både intrigen och gestaltningen ännu bättre. Beskrivningen av dockteatern är så noggrant utmejslad att man som läsare blir avundsjuk på publiken som faktiskt fick se denna föreställning. [Bradley] målar upp en idyllisk bild av en förfallen, lantlig miljö där en vetgirig unge kan flänga runt på sin cykel och upptäcka världen, och äventyren aldrig blir för blodiga. Dessutom har [boken] nästan det snyggaste omslag jag har sett." Lotta Olsson, Dagens Nyheter "Om Flavia de Luce fanns på riktigt skulle hon vara både odräglig och skrämmande. [...] Men nu är hon en angenäm bekantskap i en klassisk deckare [...] Småputtrigt och mycket engelskt" Eva Åström, Expressen "pusseldeckare som cirklar kring Flavia och hennes ärvda kemilaboratorium, med vars hjälp hon löser mord, alternativt hämnas på sina systrar. Balansen mellan det barnsligt naiva och djupt allvarliga är tilltalande. [...] Det förvånar mig inte det minsta att BBC planerar att göra tv-serie av böckerna." Karina Sundkvist, Piteå-Tidningen

Dette er den sjette romanen om Flavia de Luce.

Winner of the CRIME WRITERS' ASSOCIATION DEBUT DAGGER AWARD and the AGATHA AND DILYS AWARD - "A wickedly clever story, a dead-true and original voice" - Laurie R. King It is the summer of 1950–and at the once-grand mansion of Buckshaw, young Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison, is intrigued by a series of inexplicable events: A dead bird is found on the doorstep, a postage stamp bizarrely pinned to its beak. Then, hours later, Flavia finds a man lying in the cucumber patch and watches him as he takes his dying breath. For Flavia, who is both appalled and delighted, life begins in earnest when murder comes to Buckshaw. “I wish I could say I was afraid, but I wasn’t. Quite the contrary. This was by far the most interesting thing that had ever happened to me in my entire life.

Døden henger i en tråd er oppfølgeren til Alan Bradleys internasjonale bestselger og Dagger-prisvinner Det søte i bunnen i kaken. Og den andre boken i suksessserien om Flavia de Luce - krimhistoriens skarpeste, skumleste og definitivt mest kjemiinteresserte 11-åring. Når dukketeatermesteren Rupert Porson opplever et svært uheldig stevnemøte med to strømførende ledninger blir Flavia nødt til å ta en pause i arbeidet med å drive sine to søstre til vanvidd. I stedet begir hun seg ut på sykkelen for å nøste i landsbyen Bishop'sLaceys aller mørkeste hemmeligheter. "Krimfest for små og store (...) norske lesere i alle aldre kan ta litt av påskekrim-festen på forskudd." Terningkast seks, May Grethe Lerum, VG

Every Flavia de Luce novel is a reason to celebrate. USA Today ALAN BRADLEY, AUTHOR OF THE MOST AWARD-WINNING SERIES DEBUT OF ANY YEAR, RETURNS WITH ANOTHER IRRESISTIBLE FLAVIA DE LUCE NOVEL. Alan] Bradley has created one of the most original, charming, devilishly creative and hilarious detectives of any age or any time. Bookreporter It s Christmastime, and Flavia de Luce an eleven-year-old sleuth with a passion for chemistry is tucked away in her laboratory, whipping up a concoction to ensnare Saint Nick. But she is soon distracted when a film crew arrives at Buckshaw, the de Luces decaying English estate, to shoot a movie starring the famed Phyllis Wyvern. Amid a raging blizzard, the entire village of Bishop s Lacey gathers at Buckshaw to watch Wyvern perform, yet nobody is prepared for the evening s shocking conclusion: a body found strangled to death with a length of film. But who among the assembled guests would stage such a chilling scene? As the storm worsens and the list of suspects grows, Flavia must ferret out a killer hidden in plain sight. Flavia is] the most intrepid and charming adolescent chemist/detective/busybody in all of rural, post World War II England. The Seattle Times Quirky and delightful . . . Flavia is a classic literary character who manages to appeal to both young and old readers equally. Wichita Falls Times Record News Bradley s plot twists and turns delightfully. Fort Worth Star-Telegram NAMED ONE OF THE BEST MYSTERIES OF THE YEAR BY THE SEATTLE TIMES "

England, 1950-tallet. Flavia de Luce er elleve år gammel, iskald, lynskarp, fryktløs, med en formuleringsevne som Charles Dickens og kjemikunnskaper som Madame Curie. Hun bor på en gammel herregård sammen med to frastøtende eldre søstre og en far besatt av frimerker. Da hun først finner en død snipe med et sjeldent frimerke i nebbet på dørterskelen, og deretter liket av en mann i familiens agurkbed, aner hun at hun er på sporet av en mørk familiehemmelighet. Dette er den første boken om Flavia de Luce.

In spite of being ejected from Miss Bodycote's Female Academy in Canada, twelve-year-old Flavia de Luce is excited to be sailing home to England. But instead of a joyous homecoming, she is greeted on the docks with unfortunate news: Her father has fallen ill, and a hospital visit will have to wait while he rests. But with Flavia's blasted sisters and insufferable cousin underfoot, Buckshaw now seems both too empty-and not empty enough. Only too eager to run an errand for the vicar's wife, Flavia hops on her trusty bicycle, Gladys, to deliver a message to a reclusive wood-carver. Finding the front door ajar, Flavia enters and stumbles upon the poor man's body hanging upside down on the back of his bedroom door. The only living creature in the house is a feline that shows little interest in the disturbing scene. Curiosity may not kill this cat, but Flavia is energized at the prospect of a new investigation. It's amazing what the discovery of a corpse can do for one's spirits. But what awaits Flavia will shake her to the very core.

Vinner av Dagger Awards som verdens beste krimdebut Møt Flavia de Luce - en krimhelt ulik alle andre: snart 11 år gammel, iskald, lynskarp, uforutsigelig, med en formuleringsevne som Charles Dickens og detektivtalent som Sherlock Holmes. Den internasjonale bestselgeren Det søte i bunnen av kaken er den første boken i serien om den uforlignelige Flavia og hennes utforsking av de blodige hemmelighetene bak det engelske landsbylivet.

Welcome to the exciting and entertaining world of Olivia Henriksen. On one of her daily rambles with her dog on the idyllic island of Ankerholmen near Tønsberg, she stumbles across something that will turn her orderly world upside down: hanging from a rope on the veranda of the Nilsen family's cabin, the body of big shot local advocate, Fridtjof Pedersen. The Police are soon involved, but Olivia can't resist doing a bit of sleuthing on her own. The Occupancy Requirement has clearly lethally inflamed local passions on this usually peaceful island. Nobody escapes unscathed. Lene Lauritsen Kjølner's debut detective novel, `The Man in the Shiny Shoes,' is the first in the Island Mysteries series featuring Olivia Henriksen. It won the Maurits Hansen prize - New Blood. There are now nine books in the series, described as unique in a Norwegian context, but which have been compared to Alan Bradley, Agatha Christie and Alexander McCall Smith. This is cosy crime series is set in the Norwegian archipelago, garnished with wit, humour and irony, and a touch of self-deprecation. Lene also writes `feelgood' books featuring Petra, Sofie and Petronella.