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Praise for Medea, the first Delphic Woman novel..."This is a book I didn't want to end." -Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of Last to DieGreenwood takes us to Troy as it struggles to rise from the ashes of the Trojan War. Others have told the story as a struggle of men, but Greenwood shows us a compelling female viewpoint.The women of Troy are in terrible transition. Cassandra is King Agamemnon's captive, Queen Clytemnestra ha...

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New editions of the first 3 mysteries for 1920s detective Miss Phryne Fisher, set in Australia.

The second in the charming cosy crime series starring the glamorous heroine Phryne Fisher.

First in a series of delightful and adventurous cosy crime tales featuring the glamorous and feisty Phryne Fisher.

Abduction, intrigue and death - it's just not cricket! Phryne Fisher has plans for her Sydney sojourn - a few days at the Test match, a little sightseeing and the Artist's Ball with an up-and-coming young modernist. But these plans begin to go awry when Phryne's maid discovers her thoroughly respectable sister has left her family for the murky nightlife of the city's seamier side. And Phryne is definitely not the woman to say no when two delig...

Phryne Fisher, her sister Beth and her faithful maid, Dot, decide that Luna Park is the place for an afternoon of fun and excitement with Phryne's two daughters, Ruth and Jane. But in the dusty dark Ghost Train, amidst the squeals of horror and delight, a mummified bullet-studded corpse falls to the ground in front of them. Phryne Fisher's pleasure trip has definitely become business.Digging to the bottom of this longstanding mystery takes her...

The divine Phryne Fisher returns to lead another dance of intrigue.Seven Australian soldiers, carousing in Paris in 1918, unknowingly witness a murder and their presence has devastating consequences. Ten years later, two are dead - under very suspicious circumstances.Phryne's wharfie mates, Bert and Cec, appeal to her for help. They were part of this group of soldiers in 1918 and they fear for their lives and for those of the other three men. ...

Phryne Fisher - dangerous, passionate, kind, clever, and seductive. She drinks cocktails, dances the tango, is the companion of wharfies, and is expert at conducting an elegant dalliance.It's the 1920s in Melbourne and Phryne is asked to investigate the puzzling death of a famous author and illustrator of fairy stories. To do so, Phryne takes a job within the women's magazine that employed the victim and finds herself enmeshed in her colleague...

To the accompaniment of heavenly choirs singing, the fearless Miss Phryne Fisher returns in her 20th adventure with musical score in hand.An orchestral conductor has been found dead and Detective Inspector Jack Robinson needs the delightfully incisive and sophisticated Miss Fisher's assistance to enter a world in which he is truly lost. Hugh Tregennis, not much liked by anyone, has been murdered in a most flamboyant mode by a killer with a poi...

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A gripping novel about an incredible journey behind enemy lines, told in diary form. Fourteen-year-old Evan Warrender travels with his father to the Dardenelles, where they intend to provide succour to the Allied soldiers. When they are captured by the Turks, they are launched into an epic journey, living on their wits and the kindness of strangers

The Honorable Phryne Fisher leaves the tedium of English high society for Melbourne, Australia, and never looks back. In her first three adventures, she encounters communism, cocaine, kidnappers, and murderers. Phryne handles everything--danger, excitement, and love--with her inimitable panache and flair, and still finds a little time for discreet dalliances and delicious diversions. 250 pp.

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Praise for an earlier Delphic Woman mystery..."An enthralling, sensual, tragic tale packed with historical detail." -Kirkus Reviews of MedeaFrom Mount Olympus, Aphrodite, the goddess of love, yawned. Even perfection can be tedious. "My Lord, " she called to Apollo, "Sun God and brother. Let us play a game with mortals-my power against yours."And so Cassandra, the golden-haired princess cursed with the gift of prophecy, and Diomenes, the Achaea...

Praise for the first Corinna Chapman mystery... "Sassy, sexy characters, snappy dialog...Put on the coffee pot, whip up a batch of muffins (yes, two recipes are included), and enjoy this thoroughly original tale." -Library Journal starred review of Earthly Delights Corinna Chapman, talented baker and reluctant investigator, is trying to do nothing at all on her holiday. Her gorgeous Daniel is only intermittently at her side (he's tracking down...

Praise for the first Corinna Chapman mystery... "Sassy, sexy characters, snappy dialog...[a] thoroughly original tale." -Library Journal starred review of Earthly Delights Corinna Chapman is trying to do nothing at all on her holiday. Daniel is only intermittently at her side, Jason, her baking offsider, has gone off to learn how to surf, and Kylie and Goss are auditioning for a soapie. But Corinna is bored. So she accepts an offer to bake for...

Praise for Heavenly Pleasures... "Lose all thought of New Year's diets, you who enter Australian author Greenwood's delectable second Corinna Chapman cozy." -Publishers Weekly starred review Corinna Chapman wakes at four every morning to make bread. She's happy with her life. The residents of her little Melbourne community finally caught the rotten man sending those "scarlet woman" letters. The former addict she rescued from her alleyway, Jaso...