With the 500th anniversary of the death of Bishop's Lacey's patron saint, St. Tancred, nearing, plans are made to celebrate with an exhumation of his grave. Flavia, the eleven-year-old part-detective, part-chemist, elbows her way into being helpful during the private event so she can be the first to eye these holy bones. What she finds however, is both unexpected and shocking. Readers will race with Flavia through the pages of this novel as she unfolds the clues behind the church organist's murder.
Alan Bradley does not disappoint in the 5th book of his Flavia de Luce novels. I love each one more then the last, become more endeared to Flavia herself, more fascinated with mystery, and feel more and more like I am a resident of Bishop's Lacey. I would and will purchase this book for my library and continue to call out to everyone within reach that Flavia de Luce is a literary friend they want to make.
