Determined to get to the bottom of the mystery, Flavia soon finds herself exploring a secret maze of underground passages beneath the church - and is drawn into the equally dark and fetid world of one of Bishop's Lacey's most peculiar families. Especially when soon after, an effigy of St Tancred appears to be weeping blood onto the church floor. Despite her tender years, Flavia is no stranger to murder - but even she is baffled by the peculiar circumstances of Collicutt's death. Speaking from Among the Bones Author Alan Bradley Format Hardcover Language English Topic Thrillers / General, Crime, Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, Mystery & Detective / General, Historical Publication Year 2013 Genre Fiction Number of Pages 400 Pages Dimensions Item Length 7.8in. For a start there's the pool of fresh blood, and then there's the gasmask, from under which an unmistakeable shock of golden hair identifies the corpse as that of Mr Collicutt, St Tancred's celebrated organist. But the body she finds lying there is clearly not that of a desiccated saint. And as luck would have it, it's inveterate eleven-year-old sleuth Flavia de Luce who is first at the scene. It is almost Easter in Bishop's Lacey, and the villagers are holding their collective breath as the tomb of St Tancred in the church that bears his name is about to be opened after five hundred years.
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