In the old English estate of Buckshaw, one of those sleepy and quiet places that constantly, as if by magic, attracts various troubles and incidents, live the eccentric Colonel de Luce and his three daughters.For now, the colonel feverishly looking for ways to save the family from ruin, selling off the stamp collection and family silverware, his youngest daughter, the restless clever Flavia, discovers a corpse: someone, clearly not devoid of cynicism and a sense of humor, hung the local swindler Brooke Haywood on the trident of the fountain. Acting in parallel with the hard-nosed Inspector Hewitt, the ubiquitous little detective solves a terrible crime.Meanwhile, the father of the family rents out Bookshaw for filming a movie, but less than two days pass, as the sly Flavia finds the leading lady and favorite Phyllis Wyvern is dead... As hulking cops investigate, our precocious Ms. de Luce delves into a movie star's innermost secrets and finds the killer—and plans to capture Santa Claus, sets up the biggest fireworks display in Buckshaw's history, and discovers new skeletons in the past. his extraordinary family."Smoked Herring Without Mustard" and "Oh, I'm sick of ghosts" - two exciting stories about the inquisitive adventurer Flavia de Luce under one cover!