Book 21: The Golden Tresses of the Dead by Alan Bradley

Format:  Hardback
Date Started:  May 2, 2019
Date Finished:  May 13, 2019

Flavia is growing up.  I can see it in the way that her emotions, which she ever tries to keep at bay, begin to creep into her investigations.  And, it makes a nice change to see her struggle with having conflicting emotions that she has to grapple with.  For example, while she's delighted to be rid of her sister, Feely, following Feely's wedding, Flavia's surprised to find herself overcome with sadness when she catches a glimpse of Feely's empty chair at the breakfast table. 

I'm also delighted by Dogger's advancement from indispensable character of the edges of the action to center stage.  Our friend Dogger is a dark horse, and I'm looking forward to seeing how Bradley uses him in the upcoming stories.  I think he would make an excellent surrogate father for Flavia, but I don't think Flavia is ready to deal with the loss of her actual father.