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I Am Half-Sick of Shadows

Colonel de Luce, in desperate need of funds, rents his beloved estate of Buckshaw over to a film company. They will be shooting a movie over the Christmas holidays, filming scenes in the stately manse with a famous and reclusive star. She is widely despised, so it is to no one's surprise when she turns up murdered, strangled by a length of film from her own movies! With the snow raging outside and Buckshaw locked in, the house is full of suspects. But Flavia de Luce is more than ready to solve the wintry country-house murder. She'll have to be quick-witted, though, to negotiate the volatile chemicals of a cast and crew starting to crack--and locked in a house with a murderer!

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  • "Colonel de Luce, in desperate need of funds, rents his beloved estate of Buckshaw over to a film company. They will be shooting a movie over the Christmas holidays, filming scenes in the stately manse with a famous and reclusive star. She is widely despised, so it is to no one's surprise when she turns up murdered, strangled by a length of film from her own movies! With the snow raging outside and Buckshaw locked in, the house is full of suspects. But Flavia de Luce is more than ready to solve the wintry country-house murder. She'll have to be quick-witted, though, to negotiate the volatile chemicals of a cast and crew starting to crack--and locked in a house with a murderer!"@en
  • ""Colonel de Luce, in desperate need of funds, rents his beloved estate of Buckshaw over to a film company. They will be shooting a movie over the Christmas holidays, filming scenes in the stately manse with a famous and reclusive star. She is widely despised, so it is to no one's surprise when she turns up murdered, strangled by a length of film from her own movies! With the snow raging outside and Buckshaw locked in, the house is full of suspects. But Flavia de Luce is more than ready to solve the wintry country-house murder. She'll have to be quick-witted, though, to negotiate the volatile chemicals of a cast and crew starting to crack--and locked in a house with a murderer!"--Provided by publisher."
  • ""Colonel de Luce, in desperate need of funds, rents his beloved estate of Buckshaw over to a film company. They will be shooting a movie over the Christmas holidays, filming scenes in the stately manse with a famous and reclusive star. She is widely despised, so it is to no one's surprise when she turns up murdered, strangled by a length of film from her own movies! With the snow raging outside and Buckshaw locked in, the house is full of suspects. But Flavia de Luce is more than ready to solve the wintry country-house murder. She'll have to be quick-witted, though, to negotiate the volatile chemicals of a cast and crew starting to crack--and locked in a house with a murderer!"-"
  • "With the family finances in a parlous state, Colonel de Luce has, with deep misgivings, rented Buckshaw to a film company for a location shooting. Naturally enough, director, crew and stars do nothing to endear themselves to the household - especially the servants - until, when a heavy snowfall cuts off Bishop's Lacey from the rest of the world, the actors are talked into staging a benefit performance in the parish hall. But old jealousies surface, and the leading lady is murdered. Flavia, who has been enlisted to help out behind the scenes, finds herself up to her knees in snow - and murder!"
  • "Tijdens de kerstdagen van 1950 speurt een 11-jarig meisje met een fascinatie voor scheikunde naar een moordenaar die op een ingesneeuwd kasteel een filmster heeft gewurgd."
  • "It's Christmastime, and Flavia de Luce, an eleven-year-old sleuth with a passion for chemistry, is tucked away in her laboratory, whipping up a concoction to ensnare Saint Nick. But she is soon distracted when a film crew arrives at Buckshaw, the de Luces' decaying English estate, to shoot a movie starring the famed Phyllis Wyvern. Amid a raging blizzard, the entire village of Bishop's Lacey gathers at Buckshaw to watch Wyvern perform, yet nobody is prepared for the evening's shocking conclusion: a body found strangled to death with a length of film. But who among the assembled guests would stage such a chilling scene? As the storm worsens and the list of suspects grows, Flavia must ferret out a killer hidden in plain sight."@en
  • "When Colonel de Luce, needing funds, rents his beloved estate of Buckshaw over to a film company at Christmastime, the company begins its scenes with a famous and reclusive star who is widely despised; when the star turns up murdered, eleven-year-old Flavia de Luce must negotiate with the suspects."
  • "When Colonel de Luce, needing funds, rents his beloved estate of Buckshaw over to a film company at Christmastime, the company begins its scenes with a famous and reclusive star who is widely despised; when the star turns up murdered, eleven-year-old Flavia de Luce must negotiate with the suspects."@en
  • ""Colonel de Luce, in desperate need of funds, rents his beloved estate of Buckshaw over to a film company. They will be shooting a movie over the Christmas holidays, filming scenes in the stately manse with a famous and reclusive star. She is widely despised, so it is to no one's surprise when she turns up murdered, strangled by a length of film from her own movies! With the snow raging outside and Buckshaw locked in, the house is full of suspects. But Flavia de Luce is more than ready to solve the wintry country-house murder. She'll have to be quick-witted, though, to negotiate the volatile chemicals of a cast and crew starting to crack--and locked in a house with a murderer!"--"
  • ""Colonel de Luce, in desperate need of funds, rents his beloved estate of Buckshaw over to a film company. They will be shooting a movie over the Christmas holidays, filming scenes in the stately manse with a famous and reclusive star. She is widely despised, so it is to no one's surprise when she turns up murdered, strangled by a length of film from her own movies! With the snow raging outside and Buckshaw locked in, the house is full of suspects. But Flavia de Luce is more than ready to solve the wintry country-house murder. She'll have to be quick-witted, though, to negotiate the volatile chemicals of a cast and crew starting to crack--and locked in a house with a murderer!"--"@en
  • "Eleven-year-old detective Flavia de Luce's family allows a film crew to shoot a movie on their estate. When the lead actress turns up dead, Flavia sorts through clues, trying to solve the murder."@en
  • ""Colonel de Luce, in desperate need of funds, rents his beloved estate of Buckshaw over to a film company. They will be shooting a movie over the Christmas holidays, filming scenes in the stately manse with a famous and reclusive star. She is widely despised, so it is to no one's surprise when she turns up murdered, strangled by a length of film from her own movies! With the snow raging outside and Buckshaw locked in, the house is full of suspects. But Flavia de Luce is more than ready to solve the wintry country-house murder. She'll have to be quick-witted, though, to negotiate the volatile chemicals of a cast and crew starting to crack--and locked in a house with a murderer!"--Résumé de l'éditeur."
  • ""Every Flavia de Luce novel is a reason to celebrate."'USA Today ALAN BRADLEY, AUTHOR OF THE MOST AWARD-WINNING SERIES DEBUT OF ANY YEAR, RETURNS WITH ANOTHER IRRESISTIBLE FLAVIA DE LUCE NOVEL. "[Alan] Bradley has created one of the most original, charming, devilishly creative and hilarious detectives of any age or any time."'Bookreporter It's Christmastime, and Flavia de Luce'an eleven-year-old sleuth with a passion for chemistry'is tucked away in her laboratory, whipping up a concoction to ensnare Saint Nick. But she is soon distracted when a film crew arrives at Buckshaw, the de Luces' decaying English estate, to shoot a movie starring the famed Phyllis Wyvern. Amid a raging blizzard, the entire village of Bishop's Lacey gathers at Buckshaw to watch Wyvern perform, yet nobody is prepared for the evening's shocking conclusion: a body found strangled to death with a length of film. But who among the assembled guests would stage such a chilling scene' As the storm worsens and the list of suspects grows, Flavia must ferret out a killer hidden in plain sight. BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Alan Bradley's Speaking from Among the Bones. "[Flavia is] the most intrepid and charming adolescent chemist/detective/busybody in all of rural, post'World War II England."'The Seattle Times "Quirky and delightful . . . Flavia is a classic literary character who manages to appeal to both young and old readers equally."'Wichita Falls Times Record News "Bradley's plot twists and turns delightfully."'Fort Worth Star-Telegram NAMED ONE OF THE BEST MYSTERIES OF THE YEAR BY THE SEATTLE TIMES."@en

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  • "Large type books"
  • "Christmas stories"@en
  • "Mystery fiction, Canadian"
  • "Canadian fiction"
  • "Ausgabe"
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"@en
  • "Detective and mystery stories"
  • "Mystery fiction"@en
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Electronic books"@en

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  • "I Am Half-Sick of Shadows"@en
  • "I am half-sick of shadows: a Flavia de Luce novel"@en
  • "I am half-sick of shadows: a Flavia de Luce novel"
  • "I am half-sick of shadows a Flavia de Luce novel"@en
  • "I am half-sick of shadows a flavia de luce novel"@en
  • "Il Natale di Flavia de Luce"@it
  • "Il Natale di Flavia de Luce"
  • "I am half sick of shadows : a Flavia de Luca novel"
  • "I am half-sick of shadows Flavia de Luce Mystery Series, Book 4"@en
  • "I am half-sick of shadows a Flavia De Luce mystery"@en
  • "I am half-sick of shadows"@en
  • "I am half-sick of shadows"
  • "I am half sick of shadows : a Flavia de Luce novel"
  • "I am half sick of shadows"@en
  • "O, i︠a︡ ot prizrakov bolʹna"
  • "De show van je leven : een Flavia de Luce roman"
  • "О, я от призраков больна"
  • "I am half-sick of shadows : a Flavia de Luce novel"@en
  • "I am half-sick of shadows : a Flavia de Luce novel"
  • "I Am Half-sick of Shadows"@en

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