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Alan Bradley
Flavia de Luce
Follow Flavia de Luce, an eleven-year-old amateur chemist and detective, as she solves mysteries in 1950s English villages. This historical fiction series offers a blend of youthful curiosity and classic whodunits, perfect for readers who enjoy clever protagonists and period settings.
The books in the Flavia de Luce series are best read in publication order to follow Flavia's development and the overarching narrative of her family life. While each book presents a self-contained mystery, there are character arcs and background details that build across the series.
The first book in the Flavia de Luce series, "The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie," was adapted into a Canadian television movie titled "Flavia" in 2014.