Home sweet home.  Except for the prickly sisters, annoying cousin, sick father and the dead body. Actually, the dead body is the one thing that makes Flavia feel at home.  Getting her detective juices flowing, tooling around on Gladys, matching wits with Inspector Hewitt, it all brings her back to herself. Flavia's character has evolved in this series from a rather selfish, precocious child, to a secretly sentimental, precocious young lady. She is still lonely, still very much in her own head, but she has gained allies in her life.  She has people she can depend on.  Bradley has done an admirable job of not keeping his character frozen, making sure there are still surprises awaiting the reader, aside from the aforementioned dead bodies!  Although these are mystery novels, and the reveal at the end is what we all eagerly wait for,  I love finding out more about the supporting cast of characters and am dying to find out what Flavia will get up to next.