Speaking From Among the Bones

Flavia de Luce is an eleven-year-old girl with an unusual interest in poisons who is a very good detective.  She lives with her stamp-collecting father, two older sisters, and the resident handyman at their family estate near the village of Bishop's Lacey in England during the 1950s.

Speaking From Among the Bones is the latest book in a series by Alan Bradley.  I have enjoyed this series from the very beginning.  The writing is intelligent, the pacing good, and the characters well-drawn.

This latest book gives some additional information about Flavia's mother, Harriet, who was supposedly killed in a mountain-climbing accident when Flavia was a baby.  Also, there is a maturing in the relationships between Flavia and each of her sisters.

I highly recommend this series.  Previous titles are The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag, A Red Herring Without Mustard, and I Am Half-Sick of Shadows.