Speaking from among the bones

Bradley, C. Alan, 1938-2013

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It is almost Easter in Bishop's Lacey, and the villagers are holding their breath as the tomb of St Tancred is about to be opened after 500 years. And as luck would have it, it's 11-year-old sleuth Flavia de Luce who is first at the scene. But the body she finds lying there is clearly not that of a desiccated saint. For a start there's the pool of fresh blood, and then there's the gasmask, from under which a shock of golden hair identifies the corpse as that of Mr Collicutt, St Tancred's celebrated organist. Despite her tender years, Flavia is no stranger to murder - but even she is baffled by the circumstances of Collicutt's death. Especially when soon after, an effigy of St Tancred appears to be weeping blood onto the church floor. Determined to get to the bottom of the mystery, Flavia soon finds herself exploring a secret maze of passages beneath the church - and is drawn into the equally dark and fetid world of one of Bishop's Lacey's most peculiar families.