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A Red Herring Without Mustard
Cozy mystery
A Red Herring Without Mustard
Book 3 of the Flavia de Luce series
Flavia de Luce finds a distressed woman in the countryside and soon becomes entangled in an attack involving a local family and a missing child. Her knowledge of poisons and appetite for secrets lead her through fortune-telling, religious relics, and long-held grief. The case carries personal consequences that make curiosity less safely academic. Sharp and gothic, this installment is ideal for an autumn weekend about village secrets, chemistry, family loss, and a young detective whose confidence often outruns her caution.
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