Flavia's mother has finally returned home, unfortunately as a frozen corpse found in the Himalayas. At this pivotal point in Flavia's short life her aunt and father decide that the best thing to do is send her away to boarding school at Miss Bodycote's Female Academy in Toronto, Canada. Although this is the prestigious school Harriet also attended as a girl, to Flavia leaving Buckshaw and her family is akin to being banished to the ends of the earth.
Upon reaching her new home Flavia's luck runs true and she is greeted her first day by a body falling from her chimney and a head coming to rest at her feet. Although secretly delighted by this new happenstance, the rest of the school is disturbingly silent about the event. As Flavia comes to realize that strange happenings such as disappearances among the girls are quietly accepted she suspects that there are machinations in place that no one is talking about. Destiny at Miss Bodycote's has a strange way of revealing itself. With her mother's legacy overshadowing her what does it have in store for Flavia?
With a murderess for a teacher, possible spies on all sides of her and a secret organization that must not be spoken of Flavia finds herself digging for clues as to the body in the chimney, could it be one of the missing girls or has the murderer done away with someone for reasons entirely different. Flavia is on the case and even if she is away from all she knows and loves, you can be sure that she'll find the answers.
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