Сэндвич с пеплом и фазаном, Трижды пестрый кот мяукнул

Zhiznʹ neugomonnoĭ i͡unoĭ syshchit͡sy Flavii de Li͡us, i bez togo neskuchnai͡a, kruto peremenilasʹ: ee otsylai͡ut iz doma v Kanadu, v zhenskui͡u akademii͡u miss Bodikot, gde mnogo let nazad uchilasʹ ee matʹ Kharriet. Flavii͡a v svoem repertuare: ne uspevaet ona vstretitʹ pervyĭ rassvet na novom meste, kak prikli͡uchenii͡a bukvalʹno padai͡ut k ee nogam - ona obnaruzhivaet v kaminnoĭ trube trup. Lichnostʹ trupa, vremi͡a i prichiny smerti - taĭna, pokrytai͡a mrakom. Flavii predstoit rassledovatʹ ėto delo, ne imei͡a pod rukoĭ ni vernogo Doggera, ni dobrozhelatelʹnogo inspektora, ni sobstvennoĭ khimicheskoĭ laboratorii. Spravitsi͡a li ona na ėtot raz?Posle iskli͡uchenii͡a iz zhenskoĭ akademii miss Bodikot v Kanade dvenadt͡satiletneĭ Flavii de Li͡us ne terpitsi͡a vernutʹsi͡a domoĭ, v Anglii͡u. No tam devochku zhdut pechalʹnye izvestii͡a: ee otet͡s bolen, i k nemu ne puskai͡ut. Pod nogami u Flavii verti͡atsi͡a okai͡annye sestry i nesnosnyĭ kuzen, i eĭ stanovitsi͡a skuchno v Bukshou. Po poruchenii͡u zheny vikarii͡a Flavii͡a mchitsi͡a na svoem vernom velosipede "Glėdis" k domu rezchika po derevu mistera Sėmbridzha, chtoby peredatʹ tomu vestochku. Uvidev, chto dom otkryt, Flavii͡a zakhodit vnutrʹ i natykaetsi͡a na telo neschastnogo, visi͡ashchee vniz golovoĭ na dveri v spalʹni͡u. Edinstvennoe zhivoe sushchestvo, zamechennoe devochkoĭ v dome - ėto kot. Flavii͡u vdokhnovli͡aet perspektiva novogo rassledovanii͡a. No to, chto zhdet i͡unui͡u syshchit͡su vperedi, potri͡aset ee do glubiny dushi.

The life of the restless young detective Flavia de Luce, already boring, has changed dramatically: she is sent from home to Canada, to the Miss Bodicote Women's Academy, where her mother Harriet studied many years ago. Flavia is in her repertoire: she does not have time to meet the first dawn in a new place, as adventures literally fall at her feet — she discovers a corpse in the chimney. The identity of the corpse, the time and causes of death are a mystery shrouded in darkness. Flavia will have to investigate this case without having a loyal Dogger, a friendly inspector, or her own chemical laboratory at hand. Will she make it this time?After being expelled from the Miss Bodicote Women's Academy in Canada, twelve-year-old Flavia de Luce can't wait to return home to England. But sad news awaits the girl there: her father is ill, and they are not allowed to see him. Flavia has her damned sisters and obnoxious cousin under her feet, and she gets bored at Buckshaw. On behalf of the vicar's wife, Flavia rushes on her trusty bicycle "Gladys" to the house of the woodcarver Mr. Sambridge to give him the news. Seeing that the house is open, Flavia goes inside and stumbles upon the body of the unfortunate man hanging upside down on the bedroom door. The only living thing the girl noticed in the house is a cat. Flavia is inspired by the prospect of a new investigation. But what awaits the young detective ahead will shock her to the core.