“Every Flavia de Luce novel is a reason to celebrate, but Christmas with Flavia is a holiday wish come true for her fans.”
—USA TODAY (four stars)
This is a classic country house mystery in the tradition of Agatha Christie, and Poirot himself would approve of Flavia’s skills in snooping and detection. Flavia is everything a reader wants in a detective-she’s smart, logical, intrepid and curious….This is a refreshingly engaging read.”
—RT Book Reviews
“This is a delightful read through and through. We find in Flavia an incorrigible and wholly lovable detective; from her chemical experiments in her sanctum sanctorum to her outrage at the idiocy of the adult world, she is unequaled. Charming as a stand-alone novel and a guaranteed smash with series followers.”
—Library Journal (starred review)
“Bradley masterfully weaves a ghoulish Yuletide tale….Out of a creaky old mansion he conjures a vivid and vivacious story‑and yes, raises a few old ghosts, too. But the storyline comes a close second to Bradley’s delightful use of language. He gives the impression he has as much fun crafting sentences as Flavia does mixing noxious compounds….I Am Half-Sick of Shadows is a delicious, lighthearted holiday read best served by a crackling fireplace with warm eggnog-but please, hold the noxious compounds.”
—The Globe and Mail (Toronto)