This is another mystery featuring the precocious and persistent eleven year old Flavia de Luce. In this episode Flavia accidentally sets the tent of a gypsy fortune-teller on fire at the church fete. She helps the old woman by letting her park her caravan on her family's property at Buckshaw Manor. Later Flavia discovers the woman had been attacked and beaten and gets her medical help. Of course, she can't resist doing her own investigations into the attack in spite of the friendly police inspector who wants her to stay out of it. Then a local poacher is found murdered and hanging from a statue in the Buckshaw garden and Flavia finds herself in the thick of it. Yes, the idea of an eleven year old being a chemistry expert and a detective is far fetched but Flavia still retains many childlike ways. Her fights and pranks with her sisters continue and her much maligned father is hopeless at controlling his daughters, especially Flavia. The touching addition of the discovery of a lost family portrait adds a little extra to the story. This is a light and entertaining series.
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