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    The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches

    Written by Alan Bradley

    Narrated by Jayne Entwistle

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    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

    On a spring morning in 1951, eleven-year-old chemist and aspiring detective Flavia de Luce gathers with her family at the railway station, awaiting the return of her long-lost mother, Harriet. Yet upon the train's arrival in the English village of Bishop's Lacey, Flavia is approached by a tall stranger who whispers a cryptic message into her ear. Moments later, he is dead, mysteriously pushed under the train by someone in the crowd. Who was this man, what did his words mean, and why were they intended for Flavia? Back home at Buckshaw, the de Luces' crumbling estate, Flavia puts her sleuthing skills to the test. Following a trail of clues sparked by the discovery of a reel of film stashed away in the attic, she unravels the deepest secrets of the de Luce clan, involving none other than Winston Churchill himself. Surrounded by family, friends, and a famous pathologist from the Home Office-and making spectacular use of Harriet's beloved Gipsy Moth plane, Blithe Spirit-Flavia will do anything, even take to the skies, to land a killer.

    Praise for The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches
     
    "Part Harriet the Spy, part Violet Baudelaire from Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Flavia is a pert and macabre pragmatist."-The New York Times Book Review
     
    "[Alan] Bradley's award winning Flavia de Luce series . . . has enchanted readers with the outrageous sleuthing career of its precocious leading lady. . . . This latest adventure contains all the winning elements of the previous books."-Library Journal (starred review)

    "Bradley's latest Flavia de Luce novel reaches a new level of perfection as it shows the emotional turmoil and growth of a girl who has always been older than her years and yet is still a child. The mystery is complex and very personal this time, reaching into the past Flavia never knew about. . . . These are astounding, magical books not to be missed."-RT Book Reviews (Top Pick)
     
    "Excellent . . . Flavia retains her droll wit. . . . The solution to a murder is typically neat, and the conclusion sets up future books nicely."-Publishers Weekly (starred review)
     
    "It's hard to resist either the genre's pre-eminent preteen sleuth or the hushed revelations about her family."-Kirkus Reviews
     
    "Flavia . . . is as fetching as ever; her chatty musings and her combination of childish vulnerability and seemingly boundless self-confidence haven't changed a bit."-Booklist
     
    Acclaim for Alan Bradley's beloved Flavia de Luce novels, winners of the Crime Writers' Association Debut Dagger Award, Barry Award, Agatha Award, Macavity Award, Dilys Winn Award, and Arthur Ellis Award
     
    "If ever there were a sleuth who's bold, brilliant, and, yes, adorable, it's Flavia de Luce."-USA Today
     
    "Irresistibly appealing."-The New York Times Book Review, on A Red Herring Without Mustard
     
    "Original, charming, devilishly creative."-Bookreporter, on I Am Half-Sick of Shadows
     
    "Delightful and entertaining."-San Jose Mercury News, on Speaking from Among the Bones


    From the Hardcover edition.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateJan 14, 2014
    ISBN9780307879868
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    • 4/5
      At this point, there is not much more one can say about this series that I have not said before, so I won't regurgitate it all again. I will say that I'm not sure where this story is going is going to be the right path. The twists of where Flavia is headed, the AHA moment Bradley springs upon us, and how Bradley brings us to all seem kind of amateurish. But obviously I'm on the hook now for what happens, so bring on book #7!
    • 4/5
      #6 Flavia de LuceFlavia's story continues to be as interesting as the mystery
    • 5/5
      In the 6th novel of the series, things are forever changed in many ways at Buckshaw. This one was just as good as the first 5 however it was a little sad too. Can't wait to start books 7.
    • 3/5
      Wow this was interesting & a sad story:After being missing for 10 years, Flavia's mother comes home to be laid to rest after being found murdered...At the railway station a young stranger gives Flavia a warning of pending danger for the "Gamekeeper", but then before she c an respond, he his pushed under the train and to his death.Being the Nosy Parker that Flavia is, she decides to open the coffin in order to resurrect her mother (remember Flavia is a "mad scientist"). Although Flavia is interrupted she manages to find her mother's missing will and the name of her mother's murderer.What I still do not like and find highly unbelievable: Flavia's voice, the fact that the family (except Flavia's sisters) are a part of England's Secret Service and Flavia is to immediately step into her mother's shoes, and the self-satisfying manner in which Bradley often writes.
    • 4/5
      I love this series about Flavia DeLuce, precocious young chemist and her dysfunctional family. In this installment, Flavia discovers her family connection to international intrigue while she also ponders the meaning of lose and grief. As I said, I am a big fan of this series, but I felt this book very nearly went of the rails in straining my willing suspension of disbelief. The fantasy feel of the series, which is always barely held at bay in the other books, seemed to really threaten to overwhelm this story. I had to remind myself a couple of times while reading that the author wasn't really aiming for realistic fiction and that, therefore, my irritation at some of the wilder parts of the plot was unreasonable. Still, highly recommended. But, if you're going to read this series, it really works best to read it in order.
    • 4/5
      When I read the first Flavia De Luce Mystery I wasn't sure I'd continue because I thought the protagonist was overly precocious. Now that I've read the sixth in the series I'm so glad I gave the author another chance! The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches may be my favorite in the series and I can't wait to read the next title. There are 100 reviews on LT so I'm not going to say much other than that the cliffhanger at the end of the last title has been resolved and at the end of number six we leave Flavia facing a big change in her life, wo we're hanging again.
    • 4/5
      After all the build-up, we finally get the answer to the questions about Harriet - who she was, why she left, and how she died. But, sadly, this book wasn't as satisfying as it could have been. It was more disjointed than his previous Flavia stories. Flavia seemed to lack interested in the murder (although, having her mother's body resting down the hall might have had something to do with this), and even her scheme to raise her mother from the dead was quickly abandoned - very unFlavia like. There also seemed to be some discontinuities, which I won't mention here to prevent Spoilers. But they bothered me.Despite all this, this book still delivered. We learned, as Flavia did, about who she is - and who she will be. And in the end, Bradley's work isn't a serious of murder mysteries but a study of a precocious 11-year-old genius, who loves chemistry, solving mysteries, and her broken and wounded family.
    • 4/5
      At this point, there is not much more one can say about this series that I have not said before, so I won't regurgitate it all again. I will say that I'm not sure where this story is going is going to be the right path. The twists of where Flavia is headed, the AHA moment Bradley springs upon us, and how Bradley brings us to all seem kind of amateurish. But obviously I'm on the hook now for what happens, so bring on book #7!
    • 4/5
      Flavia de Luce tracks down the secrets around her mother's death during the return and burial of the body.
    • 5/5
      Wonderful installment in this terrific series. I cannot wait to read the next book now. It seems impossible I will have to wait an entire year. If some particular happenings in this book strain credulity well, I will forgive because I love Flavia so much.
    • 4/5
      Alan Bradley is a highly regarded author of mysteries, and his de Luce series is a good example. This one is the sixth in the series in which the protagonist is a 12 year old girl, bright, precocious and a self-appointed detective. The parallel with Sherlock Holmes is evident, though she works alone. At times the narration seems to drift away from the obvious thread, but things soon come back into focus. This is a nice mystery by a fine author.This novel was received in e-book format from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
    • 4/5
      The body of Harriet, Flavia's mother, is being brought back to Bishop's Lacey by train. It was recovered in ice in the Himalayas. Flavia is amazed that Winston Churchill is present at the train station and even asks her a question. Gradually more persons, some of whom we met in previous installments of the series and some which are new, arrive for the funeral. Flavia gets to ride in an airplane for the first time. She learns things about her family and its place in Britain's history and politics. I'll leave much of the action out of my review to prevent spoilers. This is certain to be key in the series and essential to understanding future installments. It's one of my favorites in the series to this point. I listened to the Random House audio version read by Jane Entwistle. I will listen to something else next for the sake of variety, but I look forward to the next episode in the life of Flavia.
    • 4/5
      The reader learned at the end of this novel's prequel that Flavia's mother was found ten years after her disappearance in a mountaineering accident. The sixth novel opens with the de Luce family awaiting at the train station for the return of Harriet's body. Other dignities were present including Winston Churchill who stated, "She was England..." Flavia, looking very much like her mother at Flavia's age, is approached by a stranger who states, "Tell your father that the Gamekeeper is in jeopardy", only to fall to his death under the wheels of the train.Unlike the previous novels of this series, the murder takes a back burner to Flavia's discovery of how special she was to Great Britain. There are also bittersweet moments such as when Flavia attempts to use her acumen in chemistry to bring her mother back to life and return her to her father, siblings and Buckshaw. I have enjoyed how the character of Flavia has evolved over the the series, especially in the sixth novel. I am interested how the character grows into adolescence and young adult; however given that first six novels all occur with the 11 year old protagonist, the author will need to skip a few years for me to get my wish.
    • 4/5
      All the way into "A Series of Unfortunate Events" territory, but much more English. Still a lot of fun and eager to read more.
    • 4/5
      Flavia, who's mother died on a mountain, experiences the unsettling return of her mother's body.Flavia is such a unique character and the family is so very English in their oddness and tolerance for strange behavior and beliefs.Can't wait to read the next in the series.
    • 4/5
      I love a good series and thank you Alan Bradley, for keeping this one fresh and interesting! As always Flavia de Luce is at once hysterically funny, a bit bratty, and always entertaining. I was very happy to see that the series cleared up some mysteries in this installment and that before the things get stale. Bradley has wisely chosen to take off in another direction to keep us the readers coming back for more.
      As always I wish he would give us a bit more depth from Flavia's father, for some reason that really annoys me, but at least we got some answers about Harriet this time!
    • 4/5
      The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches is the 6th book in the Flavia de Luce series. Flavia is a lively and brilliant 11-year-old living with her father and sisters in a small village in England in the 1950s. In this book, Flavia is waiting at the train station when a stranger whispers something in her ear. Not long after, the stranger is pushed under the train and Flavia must figure out why he was murdered and what he has to do with the de Luce family.Flavia is one of my favorite characters, and this series has quickly become one of my favorites, as well. I can identify with Flavia, who is something of a misfit and a loner, but in a rather heart-warming way. It is amazing that Alan Bradley can write about a young girl so wonderfully! The book is an easy and unfortunately quick read. (Why is it that the best books are read so quickly, while others just seem to drag along?) Bradley captures the quirkiness of the English town and this fallen-on-hard-times, upper-class family very well. I love visiting Bishop's Lacey and Buckshaw to find out what will happen next.I highly recommend this book to any one who enjoys a funny and smart mystery with an absolutely enjoyable girl detective.I received this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
    • 1/5
      This was my first foray into the Flavia de Luce series. Sadly I was not impressed with it. The character of Flavia is not believable, especially given the time period the story is set in and it being in England. Having never heard of this particular series before, I am not certain of the audience it is written for. I found it to be rather juvenile - better suited for preteen readers. However, I don't think the story itself would appeal much to any age. Flavia is portrayed as something of a gifted (or genius) child, who is treated by her siblings as something of a Cinderella. The idea of bringing her mother back to life is absurd, and the entire story wanders around too much.
    • 5/5
      I'm a bit behind with the Flavia series -- it's been a couple years since I last read one, and after beginning this one I quickly realized I quite missed her. Not sure why it took me so long to get to this one, especially after the great cliffhanger ending in the last book, but this may have been my favorite yet.It's hard to summarize the plot without giving anything away, other than to say that Flavia's mother Harriet plays a more substantial role in this one. We also get more of a peek into some of the more immediate de Luce family history. It's satisfying, and yet it leaves the reader wanting more.Yes, Flavia continues to be a somewhat unbelievable 11-year-old, but some of the descriptions and phrases that pop into her head and out of her mouth are priceless. Very enjoyable read.
    • 5/5
      Of all the Flavia novels I have read, this was by far the best. Fantastic plot that rugged at the heartstrings and steered a wonderful course for the future.
    • 5/5
      I keep thinking that Flavia's adventures will grow stale somehow, but they do not -- they transform continuously as she grows and uncover different facets to the world. My particular love in this book was he father's statement that he had fought to give her a childhood. That bit, as plaintive and heartbreaking as Flavie innocently plotting to revive her dead mother's corpse.
    • 4/5
      I absolutely love Flavia, for me the greatest YA hero. More a hero then Harry Potter who has a group of friends supporting him, more brave the Katniss Everdeen who has tremendous physical skills, Flavia only has her brain which she puts to great use. I love an 11 year old girl who keeps a book about poisons on her bedside table as a comfort read, a detective that uses only her chemistry lab and brain to solve mysteries.
    • 4/5
      Holy moly, game changer. This Flavia novel is much different from the others and sends the series is a totally different direction. I've liked the series before, but I feel like I'm going to love it going forward.
    • 4/5
      Vaulted arches picks up right where the last book in the Flavia series left off, with the body of Flavia’s lost mother Harriet returning home for burial. The mystery kicks off right away, with a strange man getting pushed in front of the funeral train after delivering a cryptic message.Most of the story, however, focuses on Flavia’s attempts to deal with burying a mother she never knew. Flavia being Flavia, she of course turns to chemistry for comfort, although it’s never made clear whether her far-fetched plan to resurrect her mother was ever serious.The mystery is unfortunately on the back-burner here, and comes off as a bit rushed at the end. There’s a bit of spy/espionage stuff that comes off a bit too unbelievable. I still enjoyed most of it, and it seems to close a chapter in the series while also setting up Flavia for future adventures. The ending seems to imply more of the espionage aspects popping up again, and it will be interesting to see where Bradley takes his precocious heroine in the future.
    • 4/5
      I adore this series about the young chemist Flavia de Luce. I would have loved to have a full-fledged chemistry lab complete with bunsen burners and UV lights and microscope when I was 11 years old. Sadly, I had to make do with a kit from Sears catalogue set up in a corner of the basement. Luckily for all of us wannabe chemists Alan Bradley has created Flavia.At the end of Speaking from Among the Bones Flavia's father announced that his wife, Harriet, was coming home. Given that she had been missing in the Himalayas for ten years this was a bombshell. This book starts out with Flavia and her sisters and her father waiting at the train station for the train that is bringing Harriet home. It finally arrives, full of well-dressed people and military personnel and Winston Churchill too, but Flavia's mother is in a coffin. As the coffin is conveyed to Buckhurst, the de Luce family home, to be placed in Harriet's boudoir a man whispers a message to Flavia for her father. Moments later he falls under the train as it starts up. Back at Buckhurst Flavia, seeing how devastated her father is, decides to bring her mother back to life through chemistry. In the middle of the night she is able to take the lid off the coffin, snip through the metal inner coffin and see her mother's head. She also finds a small purse with Harriet's last will and testament inside but before she can go any further a pathologist from the Home Office takes charge of the body. Thwarted from her intention of revivifying Harriet Flavia turns her mind to the cause of her mother's death and the mysterious mission she was on in the Himalayas. Soon she is initiated into the de Luce family calling of serving the British government as secret agents, a career that she has been meant for since birth. I can't wait to see what Flavia gets up to in her next adventure which will take place in Canada where she is going to attend her mother's old school.
    • 2/5
      Not very interesting.
    • 3/5
      This latest book in the de Luce mystery series makes a serious foray into spy thriller territory.
    • 4/5
      The fifth book in the Flavia de Luce series.
      Flavia is nearly 12 years old now, her mother's body has just been found and is returned home.
      Flavia has to process what this means and her family is in complete disarray.
      There is a murder, but it almost seems to be a side issue compared what her mother's arrival does.
      A much larger story arc is now appearing--I'm not sure if that's an entirely good thing, but Flavia is still Flavia and well worth following.
    • 4/5
      3.5 stars*******SPOILER FOR PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES********When Flavia's mother, Harriet, comes home, Flavia learns more about her disappearance and her parents' histories. *******END SPOILER*********As always, Jayne Entwhistle is the perfect Flavia! The stories aren't always as much to write home about, but overall, they turn out enjoyable. This one was interesting to learn more about Flavia's mother.
    • 4/5
      Perhaps not quite as engaging as some of the earlier books, because Flavia is "not herself" so much in this book. Her spirit is (understandably) dampened by what has transpired, and I miss her delightful precociousness. However, I enjoyed it nonetheless.