The Dining Room Where Ophelia’s Reception Takes Place

The dining room in which Ophelia’s reception takes place is where she finds the finger in her wedding cake. The setting helps connect the two cases that Flavia and Dogger work o solve as the knowledge that Miss Truelove, who is part of the confidence scheme, was talking to a strange man there provides the clue that she put the finger in the wedding cake.

Buckshaw

Buckshaw is Flavia’s home. She lives there with Daphne, Undine, and Dogger. The Missioners stay in the house. It is here where she has her lab. She also operates her detective agency from here. The setting helps provide suspense when Flavia conducts her search of the Missioners’ room and car and fears that someone may catch her. In addition, it helps provide suspects in Mrs. Prill’s murder case as, during their...