THRICE THE BRINDED CAT HATH MEW’D (A QUOTE FROM MACBETH)

Book ID/图书代码： 12760016B87741

English Summary/英文概要： ailed as “a combination of Eloise and Sherlock Holmes” by The Boston Globe, Flavia de Luce returns in a much anticipated new Christmas mystery from award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Alan Bradley.

In spite of being ejected from Miss Bodycote’s Female Academy in Canada, twelve-year-old Flavia de Luce is excited to be sailing home to England. But instead of a joyous homecoming, she is greeted on the docks with unfortunate news: Her father has fallen ill, and a hospital visit will have to wait while he rests. But with Flavia’s blasted sisters and insufferable cousin underfoot, Buckshaw now seems both too empty—and not empty enough. Only too eager to run an errand for the vicar’s wife, Flavia hops on her trusty bicycle, Gladys, to deliver a message to a reclusive wood-carver. Finding the front door ajar, Flavia enters and stumbles upon the poor man’s body hanging upside down on the back of his bedroom door. The only living creature in the house is a feline that shows little interest in the disturbing scene. Curiosity may not kill this cat, but Flavia is energized at the prospect of a new investigation. It’s amazing what the discovery of a corpse can do for one’s spirits. But what awaits Flavia will shake her to the very core.

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 Award, and Arthur Ellis Award

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 被《波士顿环球报》誉为“艾洛伊思与夏洛克•福尔摩斯的合体”，主人公Flavia de Luce再度强势回归，作为圣诞节的神秘礼物，《纽约时报》畅销作家 Alan Bradley这次的这部作品更加令人期待。

尽管被加拿大Miss Bodycote女子学院逐出校门，12岁的Flavia de Luce对于漂洋过海回英格兰感到十分兴奋。但不幸的是，等待她的并不是快乐的回家之旅，而是悲伤的消息：她的父亲生病了。但因为Flavia该死的姐姐和难以忍受的表姐的存在，Buckshaw 变得混乱不堪。Flavia骑上自行车，向一位隐居的木雕工送信，却在屋内发现了可怜的木雕工的尸体。房子内唯一的生物就是一只对现状毫不关心的猫。好奇可能没有害死这只猫，但Flavia却因为新的调查前景而感到精神振奋。发现尸体居然能另一个如此来劲。但等待Flavia 的真相可能会令其震惊不已。(LYR)

Awards/获奖情况：“如果世界上真有这么一名大胆、聪明、令人羡慕的侦探，那么这就是Flavia de Luce！”——《今日美国》

“令人高兴……仿佛艾洛伊思与夏洛克•福尔摩斯的合体。”——《波士顿环球报》》

“Flavia就想黑巧克力一样令人上瘾。”——《每日邮报》

“Flavia de Luce仍旧是全球最受欢迎的青少年化学家/好管闲事者/侦探。”——《西雅图时报》

“If ever there were a sleuth who’s bold, brilliant, and, yes, adorable, it’s Flavia de Luce.”—USA Today

“Delightful . . . a combination of Eloise and Sherlock Holmes.”—The Boston Globe

“[Flavia] is as addictive as dark chocolate.”—Daily Mail

“Flavia de Luce is still the world’s greatest adolescent British chemist/busybody/sleuth.”—The Seattle Times

“Readers of all ages will revel in the accomplishments and share in the sorrow of Flavia, a perennial charmer.”

Child detectives can irritate, but Flavia’s a winner, a mix of sparky irreverence and wrathful propriety who evades the preciousness endemic to the species. Agent: Denise Bukowski, Bukowski Agency. (Sep.)

“Child detectives can irritate, but Flavia’s a winner, a mix of sparky irreverence and wrathful propriety who evades the preciousness endemic to the species.” ——PUBLISHERS’ WEEKLY

"Alan Bradley’s Flavia de Luce is one of the most amusing female sleuths in mystery fiction, not in the least because Bradley’s humorous narrative style is the best in the business. May Alan Bradley live to be a hundred and write a new book every year, and may Flavia never grow up."

http://www.nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/thrice-brinded-cat

15. Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew’d- Debut
Alan Bradley, Delacorte, $26, 9780345539960

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/bestsellers/bestsellers-hardcover-fiction-may-25-2013/article4226573/
And she is #5 on the Canadian Fiction list: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/bestsellers/bestsellers-canadian-fiction-may-25-2013/article4226543/
“Take the precociousness of Harriet the Spy, the deductive reasoning skills of Sherlock Holmes and the chemistry prowess of Marie Curie and you’ll have Flavia de Luce, the adorable heroine of Alan Bradley’s mystery series.” – The Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

https://timesleader.com/features/627595/on-the-books-flavia-de-luce-is-an-unlikely-heroine-in-alan-bradleys-mystery-series

Polish rights to Book 8 in the Flavia de Luce mystery series, THRICE THE BRINDED CAT HATH MEW’D, by Alan Bradley

BUKOWSKI AGENCY 2017 CANADIAN BESTSELLER LIST: Based on BookNet Canada sales figures

About the Author/作者介绍： Alan Bradley 是《纽约时报》畅销作家，曾写过许多短篇小说、儿童故事、报纸专栏以及人物传记。他的第一本Flavia de Luce系列小说，获得了犯罪作家协会处女作小说奖等一系列奖项，也被提名“安东尼奖”（Anthony Award）， Flavia de Luce 系列小说的其他几部作品包括《没有芥末的红色鲱鱼》、《在骨头堆里说话》等。

Alan Bradley is the New York Times bestselling author of many short stories, children’s stories, newspaper columns, and the memoir The Shoebox Bible. His first Flavia de Luce novel, The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, received the Crime Writers’ Association Debut Dagger Award, the Dilys Winn 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 novels are The Weed That Strings the Hangman’s Bag, A Red Herring Without Mustard, I Am Half-Sick of Shadows, Speaking from Among the Bones, The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches, As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust, and Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew’d, as well as the ebook short story, “The Curious Case of the Copper Corpse.”

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Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE

Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE

Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：US: Delacorte, September 2016 Canada: Doubleday, September 2016 UK: Orion, September 2016 Germany: Blanvalet/Penhaligon US Audio: Random House Russian; Polish; UK Audio

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