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Flavia de Luce Reading Order

Flavia de Luce by Alan Bradley has 11 main books (2009–2024). Start with The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie (2009) and read the numbered books in order.

By Alan Bradley

Flavia de Luce books in order

Your reading speed

  1. 6 h 32 min
  2. #2

    The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag

    2010

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  3. 7 h
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  5. #4

    I Am Half-Sick of Shadows

    2011 · 287 pages

    5 h 1 min
  6. 6 h 37 min
  7. 5 h 53 min
  8. 6 h 52 min
  9. 5 h 53 min
  10. 6 h 27 min
  11. #10

    The Golden Tresses of the Dead

    2019 · 352 pages

    6 h 10 min
  12. #11

    What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust

    2024

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Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.

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Flavia de Luce: common questions

How many books are in the Flavia de Luce series?
There are 11 main books in Flavia de Luce. The most recent main book listed here is What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust (2024).
What order should I read Flavia de Luce in?
Read Flavia de Luce in its numbered order: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag, A Red Herring Without Mustard, I Am Half-Sick of Shadows, and so on.
What is the first Flavia de Luce book?
The first book is The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley, published in 2009.

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