Flavia de Luce Books in Order
Flavia de Luce is a series of mystery novels by Canadian author Alan Bradley, following Flavia de Luce, a precocious eleven-year-old amateur sleuth and chemistry enthusiast who solves murders in the English village of Bishop's Lacey during the 1950s. The first novel, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (2009), won the Crime Writers' Association Debut Dagger Award, and the series has grown to eleven novels as of 2024.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on AmazonThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie
2009 · Alan Bradley
In his first novel, Alan Bradley introduces Flavia de Luce, an eleven-year-old girl with a fascination for chemistry and poison. Set in the summer of…
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Buy on AmazonThe Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag
2010 · Alan Bradley
Eleven-year-old chemist-sleuth Flavia de Luce investigates the electrocution death of puppeteer Rupert Porson in the English hamlet of Bishop's…
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Buy on Amazon2011 · Alan Bradley
Eleven-year-old sleuth Flavia de Luce investigates the bludgeoning death of a Gypsy fortune-teller in her own caravan in Bishop's Lacey, possibly…
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Buy on Amazon2013 · Alan Bradley
Eleven-year-old detective Flavia de Luce is accustomed to digging up clues, but not bodies. When Bishop's Lacey opens its patron saint's tomb for its…
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Buy on AmazonThe Dead in Their Vaulted Arches
2014 · Alan Bradley
In 1951, eleven-year-old chemist and detective Flavia de Luce awaits her long-lost mother Harriet's return at the railway station in Bishop's Lacey.…
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Buy on AmazonAs Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust
2015 · Alan Bradley
Twelve-year-old Flavia de Luce is sent by her father and Aunt Felicity to Miss Bodycote's Female Academy in Canada, the boarding school her mother…
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Buy on AmazonThrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd
2016 · Alan Bradley
After being ejected from Miss Bodycote's Female Academy in Canada, twelve-year-old Flavia de Luce sails home to England, where she learns her father…
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Buy on AmazonThe Grave's a Fine and Private Place
2018 · Alan Bradley
While punting along the river with her family, Flavia drags her hand in the water and catches her fingers in the mouth of a drowned corpse dressed in…
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Buy on AmazonThe Golden Tresses of the Dead
2019 · Alan Bradley
In Bishop's Lacey, Flavia de Luce's sister Ophelia is getting married. Flavia, an expert in the chemical nature of poisons, has turned professional…
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Buy on AmazonWhat Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust
2024 · Alan Bradley
What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust is a 2024 book by Alan Bradley. It is book 10 of the series Flavia de Luce.
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Flavia de Luce books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with “The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie”. Start with “The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie.”
How many books are in the Flavia de Luce series?
We list 10 books by Alan Bradley , published between 2009–2024.
Where can I buy the Flavia de Luce books?
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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.