The Weed that Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley

In this mystery Flavia de Luce is back on the case again, this time when a stranded puppeteer presenting Jack and the Beanstalk falls dead onto the stage during a performance. The mystery is expertly handled (although Flavia is far from an expert detective) and the story continues to advance the story of Flavia's family (her mother died in a mysterious accident, and it seems her family is about to lose the ancestral estate) below the surface. Flavia has all the advantages of Miss Marple, being able to get into the hearths and hearts of her neighbors. The series and this book are both highly enjoyable, especially to fans of classic British mystery authors like Agatha Christie, Dorothy Sayers, and Ngaio Marsh.