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In this mystery novel, the main character, twelve-year-old chemist and aspiring detective Flavia de Luce, is sent to her late mother's alma mater, Miss Bodycote's Female Academy in Canada. The school is rumored to be haunted, and several girls have reportedly disappeared without a trace. Flavia's world is turned upside down, and adapting to the new environment becomes a matter of life or death. The plot thickens when a mummified body is found at the school, presenting Flavia with a gruesome puzzle to solve.