This is another in my latest "favorite" mystery series. Eleven year old Flavia de Luce, chemistry genius and accomplished liar, investigates the sudden death of a famous puppeteer and how it ties into the tragic death of a local child years before. The chance breakdown near St. Tancred's church of a van belonging to puppeteer Rupert Porson, of the popular television show "Snoddy the Squirrel" leads to the vicar coercing the man into a charity performance at the church hall. Porson dies during the performance and the search is on for the cause and the perpetrator. As always, Flavia is in the thick of the investigation and is the one who discovers the connection between the puppeteer and the father of the dead child. In the meantime Flavia's two sisters are being just as horrid to her as always, her father is clueless about her activities, and the dreaded Aunt Felicity has come to visit. This series is pretty typical of British mysteries with the small town location, a police inspector who tries to keep a local from intruding on the investigation, and the main character who figures it out before the police do. The difference here is that it is a child, albeit a precocious one, who solves the crimes.
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