Gumshoe Books - your independent mystery and crime fiction specialist

Free UK shipping on your first order when you sign up to our newsletter

!! Shipping to the US suspended until further notice - click for more information !!

What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust

Published on .
Orion, 226 pages.
ISBN: 9781398721388


Regular price £9.99 GBP

Pre-order What Time the Sexton's Spade Doth Rust to receive it on publication (due ). The book will be sent as soon as it is available.


There's a new arrival at Buckshaw - Flavia de Luce's obnoxious cousin Undine.

Flavia reluctantly takes on the mentorship of her fellow orphan, who in her best moments shows some potential for trespassing and trickery. When Major Greyleigh, a former hangman, is found dead from a breakfast of poisonous mushrooms, suspicion falls on the de Luce family's longtime cook, Mrs. Mullet.

After all, didn't she pick the mushrooms and serve them to Greyleigh moments before his death?

Flavia knows her beloved Mrs. Mullet is innocent. Together with Dogger, estate gardener and partner-in-crime, and the odious Undine, she sets out to find the real killer and clear Mrs. Mullet's good name.

But following the case's twists and turns will lead her to a most surprising discovery - one with the power to upend her entire life...


Payment & Security

Accepted online payment methods: VISA and Mastercard

  • Mastercard
  • Visa

Your payment information is processed securely. We do not store credit card details and we do not have access to your credit card information.