The Grave's a Fine and Private Place : A Flavia de Luce Novel

from jamespurcell

Flavia on holiday, with her sisters, yet, still finds a mystery. Some people troll for fish but Flavia manages to catch a corpse. Lots o introspection formulaic and otherwise as she seeks the truth that connects the current death to several in the past. A solid entry in this quite amusing series....

from ashleytylerjohn

Another great Flavia de Luce book. Each is a pleasure to read, but unlikely to reach 5 star status for me as the plots are a bit pat (clues and suspects literally drop into her lap), I'm not moved emotionally, and (now that I'm used to them) they're not the surprise the first book was. That said,...

from lkernagh

So lovely to see Bradley has returned with a whodunit and the Flavia this reader loved so much from earlier installments! Yes, family events in the earlier installments have given Flavia pause that restrains her once vibrant precociousness, but it is Flavia, back in the fold. The veil is lifting!...

from melaniehope

I love reading every book in the Flavia series. This one wasn't as good as the first few books in the series, but I would still give it 4 stars. Once again, Flavia stumbles upon a dead body. As Flavia is getting older, she is becoming more mature. Her relationship with Dogger in this book, is an ...

from ffortsa

Flavia and her sisters are mourning their father, and Dugger takes them on a river trip to soothe them, but he has an ulterior motive as well. Flavia, at 12, is her usual stubborn, insightful, impetuous self; her relationships with her sisters and her appraisals of them are changing as well. It's...