What Time the Sexton’s Spade Doth Rust

After Flavia de Luce’s father died, she inherited the family home, Buckshaw, and is now responsible for her obnoxious younger cousin Undine. She’s excited to take on a new murder investigation but not at all happy that the chief suspect is Mrs. Mullet, the family’s longtime cook. Mrs. Mullet also cleans and cooks breakfast for Major Greyleigh, a neighbor and retired hangman. Greyleigh has been found dead, and the police suspect poisoned mushrooms. Mrs. Mullet picked mushrooms and served them that morning. Flavia’s always loyal to the staff, though, and she knows Mrs. Mullet wouldn’t kill anyone. Together with Dogger, her partner in Arthur Dogger & Associates, Discreet Enquiries, Flavia listens to gossip and charges around on her trusty bike. The insufferable Undine uncovers too many clues to please Flavia, but it’s Flavia herself who discovers shocking secrets about her parents and aunt at the nearby American military base.