title: Thrice the Brinded Cat Hath Mew'd: A Flavia de Luce Novel
author:  Alan Bradley 
description: Mystery fans seeking novels of wit, an immersive English countryside setting, and rich characterizations will be rewarded with this newest entry in the award-winning series.<b><i>Library Journal </i>(starred review)</b><br /> <br /> There is such a thing as willing suspension of disbelief brought on by sheer outlandish charm, and thats what [Alan] Bradley and some delicious writing have tapped.<b><i>London Free Press</i></b><br /> <br /> Flavias first-person narration reveals her precocious intellect as well as her youthful vulnerability.<b><i>Shelf Awareness</i></b><br /> <br /> Flavia is once again a fun, science-loving protagonist. . . . This series entry ends on a note that begs for the next story.<b><i>Library Reads</i></b><br /> <br /> An eleven-year-old prodigy with an astonishing mind for chemistry and a particular interest in poisons.<b><i>The Strand Magazine </i>(Five of the Best Historical Heroines)</b><br /> <br /> Bradleys preteen heroine comes through in the end with a series of deductions so clever she wants to hug herself. So will you.<b><i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b>
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  # Reviewers love Alan Bradley’s _New York Times_ bestselling
  
  
  # Flavia de Luce series!
  
  
  ## **THRICE** _the_ **BRINDED CAT HATH MEW’D**
  
  
  
  
  
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  “Bradley’s heroine is one of the most delightful, and one of the sharpest,
  sleuths to come along in a long, long time.”
  
  
  — _Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine_
  
  
  “The preteen version of Miss Marple…In addition to the meticulous
  investigations, what makes these novels, including this eighth in the series,
  so enjoyable is the personality of the primary character who, while being a
  murder investigator savant, is also an emotionally vulnerable little girl. It
  is a very unusual combination…and it works.”
  
  
  — _Mystery Scene_
  
  
  “Mystery fans seeking novels of wit, an immersive English countryside setting,
  and rich characterizations will be rewarded with this newest entry in the
  award-winning series.”
  
  
  — _Library Journal_ (starred review)
  
  
  “A Flavia de Luce mystery i