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I am half-sick of shadows : a Flavia de Luce novel by Bradley, Alan is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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What better Christmas surprise for detective-in-training Flavia de Luce than a dreadful murder under Buckshaw's roof - and a snowbound house full of suspects! It's Christmas time, and our beloved Flavia is tucked away in her laboratory whipping up a sticky concoction to trap that infamous sneak, Saint Nick, and thereby prove once and for all - despite the claims of her evil sisters - that he does exist. But she is soon distracted from her task: Colonel de Luce, in desperate need of funds, has rented the family's crumbling manor house to a film company for the holidays. When its crew arrives from London to shoot a movie starring the reclusive and renowned actress, Phyllis Wyvern, there's no end to the disruptions - and dramas - demanding Flavia's attention. When Wyvern is convinced to perform a famous scene to help raise funds for the local church, it is decided that Buckshaw Manor is the only suitable location. Its foyer alone is bigger than the parish hall, and could fit every man, woman, and child in Bishop's Lacey, to a soul. It's almost Christmas Eve, but - to no one's surprise - all of the village inhabitants fight their way through a raging snowstorm to be in the audience tha

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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Bradley, Alan
Publisher
Doubleday Canada
Published
2011
Language
EN
ISBN
9780385344012
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Fiction, Literary Fiction, Young Adult
Rating
4.5 / 5 (2,241 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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