The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag - Rilegato

Bradley, Alan

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ISBN 10: 0385342314 ISBN 13: 9780385342315

Casa editrice: Delacorte Pr, 2010

Riassunto

A follow-up to The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie finds Flavia de Luce applying her skills in the chemistry lab to solving the murder of a master puppeteer, a case that is further complicated by her tormenting sisters. 75,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“Flavia is incisive, cutting and hilarious . . . one of the most remarkable creations in recent literature.”—USA Today

“Utterly beguiling . . . wicked wit . . . The real delight here is [Flavia’s] droll voice and the eccentric cast.”—People (four stars)

“Bradley takes everything you expect and subverts it, delivering a smart, irreverent, unsappy mystery.”  —Entertainment Weekly
 
“A pitch-perfect performance that surpasses an already worthy debut.”—Houston Chronicle

“Discovering Alan Bradley’s Flavia de Luce books is several steps beyond pleasure—it’s a sheer delight.”—Winston-Salem Journal
 
“Wickedly funny.”—The Times-Picayune

L'autore:

Alan Bradley received the Crime Writers’ Association Debut Dagger Award for The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, as well as the first Saskatchewan Writers Guild Award for Children’s Literature. He is the author of many short stories, children’s stories, newspaper columns, and the memoir The Shoebox Bible. Bradley lives in Malta with his wife and two calculating cats, and is currently working on the next Flavia de Luce mystery, A Red Herring Without Mustard.

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• Editore: Delacorte Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0385342314
• ISBN 13: 9780385342315
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 364