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Flavia de Luce, the intrepid and canny 11-year-old amateur detective, is back in full force! When a TV personality and comedian is electrocuted during a performance, Flavia decides that it's up to her to unmask the murderer. Soon, she's busy cycling about her bucolic neighborhood, asking questions and uncovering old buried secrets and scandals. The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag is a first-rate mystery novel that will keep you happily guessing till the end.