{"product_id":"numb-were-the-beadsmans-fingers-a-flavia-de-luce-novel-9780593724545","title":"Numb Were the Beadsman's Fingers: A Flavia de Luce Novel by Bradley, Alan","description":"\u003cb\u003eA nun's corpse leads beloved amateur sleuth Flavia de Luce to uncover decades-old secrets in this charming final novel in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I love the Flavia de Luce novels! Flavia is the best female detective I've ever read, full of realism, self-confidence, and emotion (in roughly equal parts), and her tales are hilarious, engaging, and occasionally heartbreaking.\"--Diana Gabaldon\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the cloisters of Golgotha House, a mere binocular's-squint away from Buckshaw, a nun lies dead. When her fellow sisters prepare her corpse for burial, they discover that their companion has been living a shocking lie for years. The truth about her past, and the dark reasons she harbored for escaping it, are impossible to fathom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCharged with cracking this mystery is the firm of Arthur W. Dogger \u0026amp; Associates (Discreet investigations)--consisting, of course, of the inimitable young Flavia de Luce and her faithful partner-in-detection Dogger. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWorking under the eye of a glowering Mother Superior, Flavia and Dogger must uncover a decades-old crime and a secret that lies an ocean away--along with a trail of deception that lies closer to home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Bradley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bantam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593724545\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Bradley\u003c\/b\u003e was the internationally bestselling author of eleven Flavia de Luce mystery novels and the memoir \u003ci\u003eThe Shoebox Bible\u003c\/i\u003e. His first Flavia novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie\u003c\/i\u003e, received the Crime Writers' Association Debut Dagger Award, the Dilys Award, the Arthur Ellis Award, the Agatha Award, the Macavity Award, and the Barry Award, and was nominated for the Anthony Award. His other Flavia de Luce works include \u003ci\u003eThe Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Red Herring Without Mustard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI Am Half-Sick of Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpeaking from Among the Bones\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dead in Their Vaulted Arches\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAs Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Grave's a Fine and Private Place\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Tresses of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhat Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the ebook short story \"The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse.\" \u003ci\u003eNumb Were the Beadsman's Fingers\u003c\/i\u003e, the twelfth novel in the Flavia de Luce series, will be published in Fall 2026. Originally from Toronto, he lived on an island in the middle of the Irish Sea. He died in May 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bantam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68004930715801,"sku":"9780593724545","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/9780593724545.jpg?v=1794521578","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/numb-were-the-beadsmans-fingers-a-flavia-de-luce-novel-9780593724545","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}