Lincoln City Libraries - If You Like the Flavia de Luce mysteries by Alan Bradley...



If You Like the Flavia de Luce series... Try These Additional Series by These Authors The Flavia De Luce series, by Alan Bradley, hit bookshelves in 2009, with the introductory volume, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie. The series introduces one of contemporary fiction's most unique central characters -- Eleven-year-old Flavia de Luce, an aspiring chemist with a passion for poison. Set in 1950s England, the books feature a memorable narrative voice and an uncommon setting. Finding exact readlikes for the Flavia De Luce series is difficult -- there's nothing exactly like them. However, the series listed below capture some of the same settings, tones and flavors of Bradley's books, and are worth giving a try. The series names are hotlinked to their holdings in our catalog, so that you may check on the availability of titles in print or audio formats. Erast Fandorin series by Boris Akunin Hamish Macbeth series by M.C. Beaton Agatha Raisin series by M.C. Beaton Quirke Griffin series by Benjamin Black Aimee LeDuc Investigations series by Cara Black Constable Evans series by Rhys Bowen Georgiana Rannoch series by Rhys Bowen The White Russian by Thom Bradby Charles Paris series by Simon Brett Fethering series by Simon Brett Inspector Montalbano series by Andrea Camilleri Scotland Yard series by Deborah Crombie Vish Puri series by Tarquin Hall Aurora Teagarden series by Charlaine Harris Lily Bard series by Charlaine Harris We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson Isabel Dalhousie series by Alexander McCall-Smith Maisie Dobbs series by Jacqueline Winspear posted to BookGuide in June 2010 lv/sdc Looking for additional novels on this or other subjects? Try out the NoveList database! Want to sign up to receive new booklist newsletters by e-mail? Visit our new Books, Movies & More pages.