The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan BradleyMy review
rating: 5 of 5 stars
I think the reason that I don't read a lot of mysteries is that there aren't a lot of mysteries out there like this. I completely fell for the protagonist, Flavia de Luce, an 11 year old chemistry prodigy from a down-at-the-heels aristocratic family. Set in 1950's England, it's filled with mind-boggling but somehow charming detail, and chronicles Flavia's thought process as she puzzles her way through clearing her father of a murder charge. Unfortunately, this book isn't out for a month or so; if it were available today, there are at least three people I would buy it for immediately.
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