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Jan 1, 2014

The Dead In Their Vaulted Arches, Alan Bradley

"The Gamekeeper is in jeopardy."

So says the stranger on the station platform. Before Flavia de Luce can find out more the man has an unfortunate accident. Harriet is coming home to Buckshaw one final time and to distract herself from her mother's impending return, Flavia raids the attic, unearthing an old reel of film. Footage of her mother and father in happier times.

As Harriet's funeral draws ever closer questions crowd Flavia's mind, who shot the footage? how many branches of the De Luce family are there? and why on earth are those in the know talking about pheasant sandwiches?

Flavia hatches a plan to resurrect her mother and the De Luce fortunes at a stroke, the plan veers off course but Flavia and her trusty bunsen burner are about to reveal a shocking secret one that could take her away from her beloved Buckshaw forever.

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