After an exception from the woman academy of miss of Бодикот in Canada of twelve-year Флавии de Люс wants to come home, to England. But there a girl is expected by sad news: her father is sick, and to him keep out. Under feet the damned sisters and unbearable cousin twirl for Флавии, and is boring her in Букшоу. On the instructions of wife of vicar Flavius speeds along on the faithful bicycle of "Gladys" to the house of carver on the tree of мистера Сэмбриджа, that to pass to that a new. Seeing that a house is open, Флавия calls inward and blunders on the body of unhappy, hanging downward a head on a door in a bedroom. Only living creature noticed by a girl in a house is a cat. Флавию is inspired by the prospect of new investigation. But that waits a young detective ahead, shocks her to the innermost of one's the heart.