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Things will go bump in the night . . . The redoubtable Phryne Fisher is holidaying at Cave House, a Gothic mansion in the heart of Australia’s Victorian mountain country. But the peaceful surroundings mask danger. Her host is receiving death threats, lethal traps are set without explanation, and the parlour maid is found strangled to death.What with the reappearance of mysterious funereal urns, a pair of young lovers, an eccentric handyman, an...

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Travelling at high speed in her beloved Hispano-Suiza accompanied by her maid and trusted companion Dot, her two adoptive daughters Jane and Ruth and their dog Molly, The Hon Miss Phryne Fisher is off to Queenscliff. She'd promised everyone a nice holiday by the sea with absolutely no murders, but when they arrive at their rented accommodation that doesn't seem likely at all. An empty house, a gang of teenage louts, a fisherboy saved, and the ...

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In Phryne's third adventure, Phryne is off to Ballarat for a week of fabulousness, but the sedate journey by train turns out to be far from the restful trip she was planning.

Danger, excitement and love - this is how the glamorous Phryne Fisher is determined to live her life in her second enticing adventure. Walking the wings of a Tiger Moth plane in full flight ought to be enough excitement for most people, but not Phryne Fisher, amateur detective, woman of mystery, as delectable as the finest chocolate and as sharp as razor blades. In this, the second Phryne Fisher mystery, the 1920s' most talented and glamorous ...

The Honorable Phryne Fisher - she of the Lulu bob, green eyes, Cupid's Bow lips and diamante garters - is the 1920's most elegant and irrepressible sleuth. This collection of Phryne short stories and other Phryne miscellany - including Phryne's favourite shoes and hats, decadent cocktail recipes and her best tips for discouraging unwanted admirers - is a gorgeously collectable treat for all Phryne fans. A Question of Death will bring joy to th...

In investigating the poisoning of a young man in a bookshop at the Eastern Market, and the wrongful arrest of one Miss Sylvia Lee, Phryne Fisher is plunged into a world of Jewish politics, alchemy, poison and chicken soup.

The Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher is at it again!Running late to the Hinkler gala performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's Ruddigore, Phryne Fisher confronts a gang of thugs and rescues a gorgeous Chinese man, Lin Chung, and his grandmother who mistakes her for a deity. Denying divinity but accepting cognac, she later continues safely to the theatre. But her evening takes yet another unexpected turn as a most bizarre death occurs onstage . . . Wh...

The identity of the Somerton Man, found dead on an Adelaide beach of the same name in 1948, is one of the most mysterious unsolved cases in Australian crime history. It is est known as the 'taman shud case', after a tiny piece of rolled-up paper with these words printed on it was found sewn into the dead man's pocket. This case is as strange as a John Le Carre plot, but as author Kerry Greenwood makes clear, the strangest part is that whoever ...

Dodging elegantly through mayhem and murder, the elegant Phryne Fisher remains unflappable!Glorious in her sparkling georgette frock, delighted by her dancing skill, pleased with her partner and warmed by the admiring glances of the banjo player, Phryne Fisher had thought of tonight as a promising evening at the hottest dance hall in town, the Green Mill.But that was before death gatecrashed the party. In the jazz-mad world of the 1920s Phryne...

A gorgeous man lies cradled in Phryne’s arms – but this isn’t seduction, it’s death . . .The Honourable Phryne Fisher has just had her windscreen shot out, but worse is the fate of the pale young man lying in the road in front of her car, his body riddled with bullets, who draws his final breath with Phryne at his side.Outraged by his murder, Phryne promises to find out who is responsible . . . though she doesn’t know yet just how deeply into ...

Undercover work at the big top!Phryne Fisher is bored. But is she tired enough to leave her identity, home and family behind to join Farrell’s travelling circus? Strange things have been happening there and when Phryne is asked by her friends Samson the Strong Man and Doreen the Snake Woman to help, curiosity gets the better of her.Peeling off her wealth and privilege, Phryne takes a job as a trick horse rider, wearing hand-me-downs and a new ...

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Praise for Medea..."This is a book I didn't want to end. I dreamed about the characters for days afterward." -Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of Last to Die We know Medea killed her children. Or do we? Was she wronged by ancient playwrights and history? Princess Medea protects the sacred grove holding the Golden Fleece. When Jason arrives, determined to acquire both and rule the land, his gentian blue eyes and golden hair obs...

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