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I Am Half-Sick of Shadows
Cozy mystery
I Am Half-Sick of Shadows
Book 4 of the Flavia de Luce series
Christmas at Buckshaw brings a film crew, heavy snow, and Flavia's elaborate plan to test whether Father Christmas is real. When a performer is murdered, the isolated country house becomes a closed circle of suspects. Old scandals and theatrical resentments give Flavia more secrets than even she expected to uncover. Wintry and witty, this mystery belongs beside a holiday fire for readers who enjoy snowbound houses, backstage intrigue, chemistry experiments, and a precocious sleuth investigating between family crises.
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