The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
A Flavia de Luce Novel
📘 About This Book
WINNER OF THE AGATHA • ARTHUR ELLIS • DILYS • DEBUT DAGGER AWARDS “Wonderfully entertaining . . . sure to be one of the most loved mysteries of the year . . . [Flavia is] a delightful, intrepid, acid-tongued new heroine.”—Chicago Sun-Times It is the summer of 1950–and at the once-grand mansion of Buckshaw, young Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison, is intrigued by a series of inexplicable events: A dead bird is found on the doorstep, a postage stamp bizarrely pinned to
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Set in the summer of 1950, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie introduces readers to an unforgettable and delightfully eccentric protagonist: eleven-year-old Flavia de Luce. Residing in the once-grand, crumbling English country mansion known as Buckshaw, Flavia is far from an ordinary child. She is an aspiring chemist with a specialized, obsessive passion for poisons, spending much of her time in her late mother's chemistry laboratory brewing concoctions and plotting subtle revenges against her older sisters. Life at Buckshaw is eccentric and somewhat melancholy, managed by an emotionally distant father lost in his stamp-collecting grief and filled with the quiet decay of post-war English aristocracy. However, the monotonous rhythm of Flavia's summer is abruptly shattered by a series of strange and inexplicable events that transform her quiet world into a thrilling playground for amateur detection. It all begins when a dead snipe is discovered on the doorstep of Buckshaw, featuring
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⚖️ Kelebihan & Kekurangan
✅ Kelebihan
A wonderfully unique, charming, and acid-tongued protagonist.
Richly atmospheric setting in post-war rural England.
Cleverly crafted mystery plot filled with dark humor.
Engaging blend of historical fiction and classic whodunit elements.
⚠️ Kekurangan
The eccentric tone may not appeal to readers seeking gritty realism.
Pacing occasionally slows down to focus on the protagonist's internal chemical musings.
❓ Pertanyaan Umum
Who is the main character of the book? +
The main character is Flavia de Luce, an eleven-year-old aspiring chemist and aspiring detective.
When is the story set? +
The story is set during the summer of 1950 in England.
Where does the story take place? +
The story primarily takes place at Buckshaw, a once-grand English mansion.
What starts the mystery? +
The mystery begins with a dead bird found on the doorstep and a dying man discovered in the cucumber patch.
What awards has the book won? +
It has won the Agatha, Arthur Ellis, Dilys, and Debut Dagger awards.
