When the gravedigger's shovel rusts
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When the gravedigger's shovel rusts
14.99 €
When the lifeless body of a local hermit – a former executioner with a dark past – is found in a quiet corner of Bishop's Lacey, all the evidence points to Mrs Mullet, the de Luce cook. After all, it was she who picked the mushrooms, she who whipped the eggs into an airy omelette, and – horror of horrors! – she who served the fatal dish to the victim for breakfast. But twelve-year-old Flavia de Luce, a genius in chemistry and a master at cracking secrets (and sometimes locks), does not believe in mere coincidences.
With pockets full of test tubes and her trusty bicycle, "Gladys", she takes up the investigation, armed not only with logic but also with caustic British humour. Together with the unflappable Dogger and her cousin Ondine, whose temper is sharper than a blade, Flavia digs deeper than a gardener's spade in Mrs Mullet's vegetable garden. But each piece of evidence found only complicates the case...
However, the young detective does not suspect that the investigation of all the twists and turns of the case will lead her to the most amazing discovery, capable of turning her whole life upside down. After all, in the world of Flavia de Luce, even death is just the beginning of an experiment.
With pockets full of test tubes and her trusty bicycle, "Gladys", she takes up the investigation, armed not only with logic but also with caustic British humour. Together with the unflappable Dogger and her cousin Ondine, whose temper is sharper than a blade, Flavia digs deeper than a gardener's spade in Mrs Mullet's vegetable garden. But each piece of evidence found only complicates the case...
However, the young detective does not suspect that the investigation of all the twists and turns of the case will lead her to the most amazing discovery, capable of turning her whole life upside down. After all, in the world of Flavia de Luce, even death is just the beginning of an experiment.
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