The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag: The gripping second novel in the cosy Flavia De Luce series
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag: The gripping second novel in the cosy Flavia De Luce series
By (Author) Alan Bradley
Orion Publishing Co
Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
22nd March 2011
3rd February 2011
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
813.6
Physical Properties
Paperback
368
Width 130mm, Height 196mm, Spine 23mm
293g
Description
'I was lying dead in the churchyard...' So says eleven-year-old Flavia de Luce - but soon a murder provides a gruesome distraction from her own death...
A travelling puppet show arrives in the sleepy English village of Bishop's Lacey, and everyone gathers to watch a performance of Jack and the Beanstalk in the village hall. But a shadow is cast over proceedings when a shocking murder takes place during the performance - a murder which strangely echoes a tragedy that occurred many years before. For Flavia, undoing the complex knot that ties these strands together will test her precocious powers of deduction to the limit - and throw a revealing light into some of the darker corners of the adult world...Reviews
The intricate plot unfolds neatly against a charming period backdrop of 1950s England, while the precocious but indomitable Flavia is so original a character that the book is a joy to read. - GOOD BOOK GUIDE
The intricate plot unfolds neatly against a charming period backdrop of 1950s England, while the precocious but indomitable Flavia is so original a character that the book is a joy to read. - GOOD BOOK GUIDEAuthor Bio
Alan Bradley is a retired Director of Television Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan, where he lectured on screen writing. He is the author of the memoir, THE SHOEBOX BIBLE, as well as the acclaimed Flavia de Luce mysteries.
