![]() ![]() Feely has become estranged from her boyfriend Dieter, yet they meet up in this book and later play a crucial role in the mystery’s big reveal. Poetry-loving Daffy discovers one of the suspects is a famous yet reclusive poet, and her analysis of the poetry unearths some clues for the case. ![]() I like how the secondary characters played important roles in this mystery. She investigates the death, locks horns with the local cop, and digs up secrets that some of the townspeople would rather stay hidden. Flavia, Daffy, Feely and their manservant / family friend Dogger go on a holiday at an idyllic small town, and while rowing on a river one lazy day, Flavia accidentally discovers a dead body. The story begins with Flavia and her sisters mourning the death of their beloved father, who was Flavia’s foundation of strength for most of the series. Grave has all the elements you’d expect of a great Flavia de Luce story, and I enjoyed it, but I didn’t outright love it as much as I thought and hoped I would, and I’m not completely sure why. It also has a lot of the characters we’ve come to love from Buckshaw, all of whom seem to feature more prominently in this mystery than in previous Flavia instalments. It’s a small town mystery and thankfully without a whiff of the international intrigue / Flavia as spy turn that soured me on the Canadian Flavia stories. The Grave’s a Fine and Private Place returns Flavia de Luce to all the things I loved about the series in the first place. ![]()
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