The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag

In this second installment of the Flavia de Luce series, the precocious and chemically obsessed eleven-year-old returns to the English hamlet of Bishop's Lacy. When a local puppeteer is electrocuted, Flavia is drawn into a mystery that intertwines with an unsolved murder from years prior. Her investigation leads her through the eccentricities of her community, from a madwoman in the woods to a vicar with strange interests, all while she navigates the domestic tensions of her large, dysfunctional family. The narrative balances the procedural elements of a whodunit with the distinct, often sardonic voice of a child who views the adult world with detached scientific curiosity.

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