Speaking from Among the Bones: The gripping fifth novel in the [...]
The first thing I saw was a hand, and then the face, a ghastly inhuman mask...
'I do believe we've found Mr Collicutt,' I said.When the tomb of St Tancred is opened, no one expects to find the body of the organist, lying in a pool of blood, his handsome features covered by a gas mask.Eleven-year-old Flavia de Luce is intrigued. Why would anyone want to kill the much-admired organist in such a brutal and bizarre fashion? Why place his body in the tomb? And what happened to the remains of the previous occupant?The mystery leads Flavia deep into the past, to a strange story of lost manuscripts and ancient relics...Alan Bradley was born into a family of storytellers who never stopped talking about the old days 'back home' in England - for which he is eternally grateful. He lives with his wife, Shirley, on the Isle of Man.
Author: Alan Bradley
Format: Paperback, 400 pages, 134mm x 198mm, 317 g
Published: 2014, Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom
Genre: Crime, Thriller & Adventure
The first thing I saw was a hand, and then the face, a ghastly inhuman mask...
'I do believe we've found Mr Collicutt,' I said.When the tomb of St Tancred is opened, no one expects to find the body of the organist, lying in a pool of blood, his handsome features covered by a gas mask.Eleven-year-old Flavia de Luce is intrigued. Why would anyone want to kill the much-admired organist in such a brutal and bizarre fashion? Why place his body in the tomb? And what happened to the remains of the previous occupant?The mystery leads Flavia deep into the past, to a strange story of lost manuscripts and ancient relics...Alan Bradley was born into a family of storytellers who never stopped talking about the old days 'back home' in England - for which he is eternally grateful. He lives with his wife, Shirley, on the Isle of Man.