Twelve year old Flavia and her sisters are at loose ends because of a recent family tragedy and sister Ophelia's postponed wedding. Her father's loyal servant, Dogger, takes the three girls on a boating trip to try to improve their moods. But this wouldn't be a Flavia de Luce story if there weren't at least one dead body involved. Flavia manages to hood her hand into the mouth of a floating corpse which starts her off on her latest investigation. The dead man is the son of a local vicar who was found guilty and hung for poisoning three of his parishioners. What is the connection between the deaths, mysterious townsfolk, and a threat against Flavia's life? Bradley manages to include all the usual characters but this story is mostly Flavia's thoughts and ponderings. For whatever reason, the story seems weaker than previous ones in the series. It is still a fun read despite a sense that something is lacking.
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