内容简介
FlaviadeLuce,adangerouslysmarteleven-year-oldwithapassionforchemistryandageniusforsolvingmurders,thinksthatherdaysofcrime-solvinginthebucolicEnglishhamletofBishop’sLaceyareover—untilbelovedpuppeteerRupertPorsonhashisownstringssizzledinanunfortunaterendezvouswithelectricity.Butwho’ddosuchathing,andwhy?DoesthemadwomanwholivesinGibbetWoodknowmorethanshe’slettingon?WhataboutPorson’scharmingbuterraticassistant?Allcluespointtowardasuspiciousdeathyearsearlierandacasethelocalconstablescan’tsolve—withoutFlavia’shelp.Butingettingsoclosetowho’ssecretlypullingthestringsofthisdanceofdeath,hasourprecociousheroinefinallygotteninwayoverherhead?
作者简介
AlanBradleyreceivedtheCrimeWriters’AssociationDebutDaggerAwardforTheSweetnessattheBottomofthePie,aswellasthefirstSaskatchewanWritersGuildAwardforChildren’sLiterature.Heistheauthorofmanyshortstories,children’sstories,newspapercolumns,andthememoirTheShoeboxBible.BradleylivesinMaltawithhiswifeandtwocalculatingcats,andiscurrentlyworkingonthenextFlaviadeLucemystery,ARedHerringWithoutMustard.