The Golden Tresses of the Dead Free Pdf

ISBN: B07K8Y847B
Title: The Golden Tresses of the Dead Pdf A Flavia de Luce Novel

New York Times Best Seller

A finger in a wedding cake is only the beginning in this deliciously shocking mystery featuring Flavia de Luce, "the world's greatest adolescent British chemist/busybody/sleuth" (The Seattle Times).

Although it is autumn in the small English town of Bishop's Lacey, the chapel is decked with exotic flowers. Yes, Flavia de Luce's sister, Ophelia, is at last getting hitched, like a mule to a wagon. "A church is a wonderful place for a wedding", muses Flavia, "surrounded as it is by the legions of the dead, whose listening bones bear silent witness to every promise made at the altar." 

Flavia is not your normal 12-year-old girl. An expert in the chemical nature of poisons, she has solved many mysteries, sharpening her considerable detection skills to the point where she had little choice but to turn professional. So Flavia and dependable Dogger, estate gardener and sounding board extraordinaire, set up shop at the once-grand mansion of Buckshaw, eager to serve - not so simple an endeavor with her odious little moon-faced cousin Undine constantly underfoot. 

But Flavia and Dogger persevere. Little does she know that their first case will be extremely close to home, beginning with an unwelcome discovery in Ophelia's wedding cake: a human finger. 

Praise for The Golden Tresses of the Dead:

"Delightful.... The mysteries in Mr. Bradley's books are engaging, but the real lure is Ms. de Luce, the irreverent youngster." (The Wall Street Journal)

"A winning tenth mystery." (People)

"A ghoulish question is at the heart of Bradley's excellent tenth Flavia de Luce novel.... Bradley, who has few peers at combining fair-play clueing with humor and has fun mocking genre conventions, shows no sign of running out of ideas." (Publishers Weekly) 

"Flavia's over-the-top use of alliteration...and proudly precocious, sesquipedalian vocabulary...along with the thoroughly endearing cast of characters, make this series' 10th installment a laugh-out-loud winner." (Booklist, starred review) 

"Flavia de Luce hasn't lost a sister, she's gained a case - and what a case.... Perhaps the most consistently hilarious adventure of the alarmingly precocious heroine." (Kirkus Reviews)

Flavia Diluted I am obsessed with the delightful Flavia de Luce and her quirky family. In fact I own all of Alan Bradley's books and always look forward to the next. However, this particular book seems to have lost some of the essence of Flavia. There are several instances where the "old" Flavia would have sussed out evidence and ventured out on her own. Perhaps it was an attempt to expand the character of Dogger, or perhaps it was an attempt to ease Flavia into puberty (several examples of uncharacteristic emotions brought on by hormonal changes?). At any rate, Flavia and Dogger's investigation is fascinating. The plot, as always, is full of twists and turns. I enjoyed the book, but I hope for the return of a more spirited Flavia in the next adventure.Poor print quality This is a brand new book. Page 40 was completely blackened out and the right hand side of the last ten pages was faded so much it was hardly readable. Now I know why printed material is dying out. I am returning this, hopefully for a good copy. This series from this author is wonderful.Love the Language & brilliant ideas but the plot seemed forced Please note that like other reviewers who purchased this book from Amazon, my copy had quite a few pages that were barely legible .I have read & own all the Flavia books & some are better than others. This one, however, felt embarrassingly below par .The Draw of this series is Flavia's quirkiness, sharp intellect & the way she delights in the macabre.I acknowledge loudly that Bradley is a masterful wordsmith, yet this latest offering had me wondering if the bar of my expectations was set unfairly high. The short answer to my rating is : the plot felt like a jigsaw puzzle where the pieces were forced unnaturally together. Yes, it's a whole picture in the end, but the continuity is off kilter.The premise of the story is fascinating, but the time frame does not work because it requires a social level of gullibility that necessitates being set 20-30 year prior. I also question the plausibility of a snakeoil salesman & associates considering going to the trouble of using legitimate ingredients. Lastly, the incomprehensible, but key action : a priest sees me conversing with someone & I become afraid I will be asked me to turn out my pockets (? really, by a priest ?) ,So I hide a item with the intention of retrieving it later. The hiding place is not only contrived but SO stupid that no one in the history of the world would ever have done it.Oh, Mr Bradley; you put the cat in the teapot AT tea time ! How could you !? Simply tossing it blindly in a general direction would have been undeniably better. I must also admit that another plot point left me bereft of understanding. The answer as to why a women is killed is incongruously presented . By the time the reveals came, my annoyance level had risen to the point where I simply did not care. Having said all that about the plot I'm sorry to relay that there were other disappointments that were rather outside of the plot.Flavia is now 14. She acts & emotes pretty much as she did in the books from the beginning of the series (when she was 11 & 12 years old). Somehow she has managed to stay childish,both emotionally & socially. Example: her hurtling around on her bicycle Gladys. Her complete lack of bodily awareness. Shouldn't she be confronting puberty by now ? Shouldn't that be coloring her outlook ?. Another problem with this story is the lack of adult oversight of 3 minors. Flavia's older sister is gone, the aunt is nowhere around & the housekeeper goes home in the evening. There is only Dogger, who, though a much beloved character, isn't really a right sort to be overseeing the girls...especially when you remember that his mental health can be fragile.Yes I will keep this book on my book shelf along with it's series brethren. Yes, I will read any further book in this series because by that time I will have forgiven Mr Bradley for these transgressions...but really, I would not be able to do so if Mr. Bradley didn't serve up an incredible word feast every time he invites us to his story table :P !

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