{"product_id":"the-sweetness-at-the-bottom-of-the-pie-a-flavia-de-luce-mystery-9780385343497","title":"The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie: A Flavia de Luce Mystery","description":"\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE AGATHA - ARTHUR ELLIS - DILYS - DEBUT DAGGER AWARDS \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Wonderfully entertaining . . . sure to be one of the most loved mysteries of the year . . .  Flavia is] a delightful, intrepid, acid-tongued new heroine.\"\u003ci\u003e--Chicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is the summer of 1950-and at the once-grand mansion of Buckshaw, young Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison, is intrigued by a series of inexplicable events: A dead bird is found on the doorstep, a postage stamp bizarrely pinned to its beak. Then, hours later, Flavia finds a man lying in the cucumber patch and watches him as he takes his dying breath. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Flavia, who is both appalled and delighted, life begins in earnest when murder comes to Buckshaw. \"I wish I could say I was afraid, but I wasn't. Quite the contrary. This was by far the most interesting thing that had ever happened to me in my entire life.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e BONUS: This edition contains a \u003ci\u003eThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie\u003c\/i\u003e discussion guide and an excerpt from Alan Bradley's \u003ci\u003eThe Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Bradley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bantam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Flavia de Luce Mysteries #1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.71h x 5.37w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385343497\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Agatha Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Dilys Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Awards - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Reader's Choice Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Macavity Award - Winner","brand":"Bantam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42448298410121,"sku":"9780385343497","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_b8783518-b213-4af3-9660-ae6e1a7d75ca.jpg?v=1715939096","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-sweetness-at-the-bottom-of-the-pie-a-flavia-de-luce-mystery-9780385343497","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}