Book 7 in the Flavia de Luce books, As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust has Flavia attending a boarding school in Canada. This is the first of the books to be set in Canada despite Alan Bradley being a Canadian author. (Alan Bradley is originally from Ontario, although he has lived in Malta - Gozo - and apparently currently lives on the Isle of Man.) I wasn't sure how the change in location would influence the story. What happened is Flavia spent less time solving the crime in a lab (which she has scarce access to) and more time trying to navigate (both location, people, and social structure) while nosing out information to solve the murder.
Jayne Entwistle did her usual excellent job of narration. Flavia spoke less, and except for rare glimpses of other characters like Dogger and Mrs. Mullet, most voices are Canadian. This seems obvious (duh, the book is set in Canada), but it was most apparent when the long loved characters had their brief voiced moments. Just as Flavia was homesick, I missed them too.
I enjoyed the story overall, but I'm looking forward to the change the next book will bring. I won't say more, lest there be spoilers.
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