When she finds a body in the garden, a fascinated Flavia – an 11-year-old armed with a scientific bent and a passion for chemistry – begins her own investigation. This murder is just one of several inexplicable events at the decaying mansion that Flavia's family calls home. First in the series. "Brilliant, irresistible and incorrigible... Flavia has a long future ahead of her."—Kirkus Reviews