As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust

by Alan Bradley

THE SEVENTH MYSTERY IN THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTELLING FLAVIA DE LUCE SERIES, FROM THE WINNER OF THE CRIME WRITERS’ ASSOCIATION DEBUT DAGGER AWARD, BARRY AWARD, AGATHA AWARD, MACAVITY AWARD, DILYS AWARD, AND ARTHUR ELLIS AWARD

OVER SIX MILLION COPIES OF THE FLAVIA DE LUCE SERIES SOLD WORLDWIDE

Hard on the heels of the return of her mother’s body from the frozen reaches of the Himalayas, Flavia, for her indiscretions, is banished from her home at Buckshaw and shipped across the ocean to Miss Bodycote’s Female Academy in Toronto, her mother’s alma mater, there to be inducted into a mysterious organization known as the Nide.

No sooner does she arrive, however, than a body comes crashing down out of the chimney and into her room, setting off a series of investigations into mysterious disappearances of girls from the school.

PRAISE FOR AS CHIMNEY SWEEPERS COME TO DUST

“Just when I think I’ve had enough of young Flavia de Luce and her quaint English gardens and her poisonous potions, Alan Bradley turns her around and makes her new again … This one is great fun.”— THE GLOBE AND MAIL

“A charming jumble of clues, false trails and surprises, all narrated in Flavia’s droll, amusing voice.”— CRITICSATLARGE.CA

“Eleven-year-old Flavia de Luce, perhaps contemporary crime fiction’s most original character – to say she is Pippi Longstocking with a Ph.D. in chemistry (speciality: poisons) barely begins to describe her – is finally coming home.”— MACLEAN'S

“Another treat for readers of all ages.”— BOOKLIST

“Bradley’s exceptional seventh series whodunit … Through it all, [Flavia’s] morbid narrative voice continues to charm.”— PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred review

Read an excerpt
See all author's titles

See also
alanbradleyauthor.com
facebook.com

87,000 words
Finished books available

RIGHTS SOLD

US: Bantam Dell, Jan 2015
US Large Print: Thorndike
US Audio: Random House
Canada: Doubleday, Jan 2015
UK: Orion, Apr 2015
Finland: Bazar
Germany: Blanvalet
Italy: Sellerio
Poland: Vesper
Russia: AST
TV: Robert Mickelson, Mystic Point Productions

(Photo: Jeff Bassett)

ABOUT ALAN BRADLEY

Alan Bradley is the internationally bestselling author of short stories, children’s stories, newspaper columns, and the memoir The Shoebox Bible. The Flavia de Luce mystery series has been sold in 39 territories. The books have been bestsellers in Canada, the USA, Germany, Russia, Brazil, China, and Holland, appearing on bestseller lists in The New York Times and Der Spiegel.