Tag Archives: Flavia de Luce

There’s nothing like a murder to make life worth living

Posted on April 28, 2018 by Linda

Reviewed by Linda C. Brinson THE GRAVE’S A FINE AND PRIVATE PLACE. By Alan Bradley. Random House Audio. Read by Jayne Entwistle. 10 hours; 8 CDs. $35. Also available in print from Delacorte Press. 363 pages. $26. Things are grim … Continue reading →

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Flavia, unbanished

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Linda

Reviewed by Linda C. Brinson THRICE THE BRINDED CAT HATH MEW’D. By Alan Bradley. Read by Jayne Entwistle. Random House Audio. 9 hours; 7 CDs. Hardback print edition form Delacorte Press. 331 pages. $26. It’s happy days for the many … Continue reading →

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Flavia crosses the pond

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Linda

Reviewed by Linda C. Brinson AS CHIMNEY SWEEPERS COME TO DUST. By Alan Bradley. Read by Jayne Entwistle. Random House Audio. 11 hours; 9 CDs. $41. Also available in print from Delacorte Press. 392 pages. $25. What a relief! Or, … Continue reading →

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What’s next for Flavia?

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Linda

Once again, I treated myself to double enjoyment of Alan Bradley’s latest Flavia de Luce novel. I read the book as soon as it arrived, because I couldn’t wait. And then when I got the audio version, I listened, because … Continue reading →

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Fearless (almost) Flavia tackles murder in the churchyard

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Linda

How much do I like Alan Bradley’s Flavia de Luce novels? Here’s an indication: This is the second time I have read the latest novel straight through – and then listened to the audio book version. Having read the book, … Continue reading →

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Need Christmas spirit? Read (or listen to) this book

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Linda

Talk about getting into the Christmas spirit: In the past couple of weeks, I’ve read two enjoyable novels in which a murder is committed at Christmastime in a large English country house where lots of people (i.e., suspects) are snowbound. … Continue reading →

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