• As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust

  • Flavia de Luce, Book 7
  • By: Alan Bradley
  • Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle
  • Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,498 ratings)

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As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust

By: Alan Bradley
Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle
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Publisher's summary

Flavia de Luce - "part Harriet the Spy, part Violet Baudelaire from Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" (The New York Times Book Review) - takes her remarkable sleuthing prowess to the unexpectedly unsavory world of Canadian boarding schools in the captivating new mystery from New York Times best-selling author Alan Bradley.

©2015 Alan Bradley (P)2014 Random House Audio

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Wonderfully entertaining

I was so glad to see another adventure. I love and enjoy these books and the narrator. Very enjoyable. Please keep writing.

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Loved it.

Jayne Entwhistle, as Flavia DeLuce, is perfection. The story, like so many of the Flavian Deluce stories, is a mixture of comedy, innocence, chemistry, and smarts. This was actually one of my favorite Flavia Deluce books. I have read all of them, and one or two didn't quite hit the nail on the head, but I did enjoy them nonetheless. Reading some of the reviews on audible, I fully expected not to like this particular book as much as I liked some of the others, but I was happily mistaken. Alan Bradley and Flavia hit it out of the park again, and in different geographic circumstances.

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Very enjoyable

Although one might envision the beginning of a Hogwarts-like adventure for Flavia, the story winds differently through a particularly intricate murder mystery.

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The second time was the charm

The first time that I read this book I was mad that the setting and characters of Merrie old England in Buckshaw were missing. I thought they would never return in their familiar form. But in later books we revert back to the familiar formula of the earlier books. The second reading and listening delighted me because I got to see Flavia in a different light.
Don't call this series a "cozy mystery" series because the books are are too good, too extraordinary to be demeaned by this term. If you are not acquainted with Flavis De Luce you must try them if you love a great mystery story!

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It doesn't get much better than this!

Alan Bradley and Jane Entwistle are a magical combination. This series is without a doubt my most favorite in a long time.

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More Flavia Now!

It is sometimes tricky to distinguish the voices of different characters, and I was still puzzled once the book was over, but I think Mr Bradley wanted me to feel that way. I couldn't stop listening. How does he come up with these plots?

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Darling story

Please don't stop writing these delightful novels. Love them! Hard to put down. Best start with first one.

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Excellent pairing as always!

Entwhistle and Bradley are a match made in heaven. You can't go wrong with the series. Marvelous voice in text and performance.

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Yaroo!

Is that how you spell it? Well, in any case, I agree with an earlier reviewer that Alan Bradley and Jane Entwistle are a magical combination. And Flavia de Luce is my favorite character and series. More please.

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one of my favs!

So enjoy Alan Bradleys's ability to tell a story that an be enjoyed by a variety of audiences. Jayne Entwistle provides a reading performance that faith fully captures the Flavia's charming blend of precocious child and everyday girl on the cusp of more.

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