Alan Bradley Flavia De Luce Series Books In Order

1. The 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

10. The Golden Tresses of the Dead

11. What Time the Sexton’s Spade Doth Rust

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The Flavia de Luce series chronicles the adventures of young Flavia de Luce, an 11-year-old amateur sleuth in the 1950s. Flavia, an aspiring chemist with a fascination for poisons, resides at Buckshaw, her family’s crumbling English estate.

Flavia stands out as one of the more unique fictional detectives, garnering a devoted fanbase. Readers adore her zest for life, sharp wit, and mischievous independence. Though she is a young protagonist, Alan Bradley’s stories are crafted with adult readers in mind.

Readers enjoy the books for their entertaining mysteries, dark humour, and engaging characters. While it’s not strictly necessary to read the series in order, some fans might disagree. As the series progresses, you will uncover more about Flavia and her family, with characters evolving from one mystery to the next.

1. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie

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

2. The Weed That Strings the Hangman’s Bag

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.

3. A Red Herring Without Mustard

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.

4. I Am Half-Sick of Shadows

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.

5. Speaking from Among the Bones

Eleven-year-old amateur detective and ardent chemist Flavia de Luce is used to digging up clues, whether they’re found among the potions in her laboratory or between the pages of her insufferable sisters’ diaries.

6. The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches

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.

7. As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust

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.

8. Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew’d

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

9. The Grave’s a Fine and Private Place

In the wake of an unthinkable family tragedy, twelve-year-old Flavia de Luce is struggling to fill her empty days. For a needed escape, Dogger, the loyal family servant, suggests a boating trip for Flavia and her two older sisters.

10. The Golden Tresses of the Dead

Although it is autumn in the small English town of Bishop’s Lacey, the chapel is decked with exotic flowers. Yes, Flavia de Luce’s sister Ophelia is at last getting hitched, like a mule to a wagon.

11. What Time the Sexton’s Spade Doth Rust

Amateur sleuth Flavia 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.

The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse: A Flavia de Luce Story

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Flavia de Luce Books In Order

1. The 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

10. The Golden Tresses of the Dead

11. What Time the Sexton’s Spade Doth Rust

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