As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust

This latest adventure in Bradley's entertaining detective fiction series (after The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches) finds Flavia banished to Miss Bodycote's Female Academy, the Canadian boarding school her mother, Harriet, once attended. Before the first day is out, a body comes crashing down her chimney, and 12-year-old Flavia sets herself to the task of discovering the identity of both the decapitated victim and the murderer. This time Flavia appears out of her element but perseveres. Homesick and without her Bishop's Lacey friends and family, she uses her finely honed detection skills and chemistry expertise to solve the mystery and bring the criminal to justice. This series entry may be read as a stand-alone, but new listeners may wish to go back to the beginning and listen to them all; Bradley continues to develop Flavia's character as he delivers fascinating and, at times, very unusual, supporting characters. Written with great wit and wisdom, Bradley's works are superbly narrated by Jayne Entwistle.