I Am Half-Sick of Shadows

ebook / ISBN-13: 9781409114222

Price: £10.99

ON SALE: 3rd November 2011

Genre: Classic Crime / Crime & Mystery / Historical Mysteries

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In the deep midwinter, there’s a murder to solve…



Christmas is coming and the snow is falling, but with the de Luce family finances in a parlous state, Colonel de Luce has been forced to rent out the family home to a film company.

For Flavia and her sisters it’s as if all their belated Christmases have come at once – but filming is soon slowed by a series of nasty accidents and then brought to a halt as a heavy snowstorm cuts Buckshaw off from the outside world.

As they prepare to wait out the weather, they are stunned by a gruesomely dramatic murder – and suddenly Flavia, in the midst of designing an experiment to prove the existence of Father Christmas – has another, far deadlier mystery to solve.

Praise for the historical Flavia de Luce mysteries:
‘The Flavia de Luce novels are now a cult favourite’ Mail on Sunday

‘A cross between Dodie Smith’s I Capture The Castle and the Addams family…delightfully entertaining’ Guardian

Fans of M. C. Beaton’s Agatha Raisin, Frances Brody and Alexander McCall Smith will enjoy the Flavia de Luce mysteries:
1. Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
2. The Weed That Strings the Hangman’s Bag
3. A Red Herring Without Mustard
4. I Am Half Sick of Shadows
5. Speaking From Among the Bones
6. The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches
7. As Chimney Sweepers Come To Dust
8. Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew’d
9. The Grave’s a Fine and Private Place

If you’re looking for a cosy crime series to keep you hooked then look no further than the Flavia de Luce mysteries.

* Each Flavia de Luce mystery can be read as a standalone or in series order *

Reviews

At once precocious and endearing. Flavia is a marvellous character. Quirkily appealing, this is definitely a crime novel with a difference
Choice
A clever, witty and totally gripping read with lots of surprises
Essentials
It's like entering the lost world of the Mitford sisters where the girls are allowed to run completely wild
Crime Squad
Engaging, entertaining, bright and breezy; and above all, great fun!
Good Book Guide
Praise for the cosy crime Flavia de Luce Mysteries - perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Midsomer Murders: The Flavia de Luce novels are now a cult favourite
Mail on Sunday
Flavia is enchanting
New York Times
Flavia is mercilessly addictive
New York Times
A breath of fresh air to the world of period-piece sleuthing
Independent
Hilarious, eccentric and mischievous
Deadly Pleasures
Delightfully entertaining
Guardian
Certain to become a national treasure
Daily Mail