What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust by Alan Bradley 298 pp.
The indomitable Flavia de Luce returns in another murder mystery. This time an elderly former hangman is found dead by poisoned mushrooms and Buckshaw's housekeeper, Mrs. Mullet is blamed for the crime. However, that makes no sense since the dead man, Major Greyleigh was an old lover of hers and there was still an attraction there. Flavia begins to investigate while also dealing with her very annoying young cousin, Undine, who just won't leave her alone. Soon Flavia is sucked into intrigue involving the local military base run by the Americans who have been stationed there since the end of WWII. She sets out to find an unknown person known only as Asterion whom she believes to be responsible. This all has something to do with Flavia's late father. This is one of the better books in this series.
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