Although it is autumn in the small English town of Bishop’s Lacey, the chapel is decked with exotic flowers. Yes, Flavia de Luce’s sister, Ophelia, is at last getting hitched. Flavia is not your normal 12 year old girl. An expert in the chemical nature of poisons, she has solved many mysteries.
Sharpening her considerable detective skills to the point where she had little choice but to turn professional.
So, Flavia and dependable, Dogger, estate gardener and sounding board extraordinaire, set up shop at the once-grand mansion of Buckshaw, eager to serve. Little does she know that their first case will be extremely close to home. Beginning with an unwelcome discovery in Ophelia’s wedding cake: a human finger.
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