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Death in Daylesford : the new Phryne Fisher mystery / Kerry Greenwood.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Greenwood, Kerry. Phryne Fisher mystery ; Publisher: Naperville, Illinois : Poisoned Pen Press, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Description: 322 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
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  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781728234526
  • 1728234522
  • 9781728234564
  • 1728234565
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "When a mysterious invitation arrives for the redoubtable Miss Phryne Fisher from an unknown retired Captain Herbert Spencer, Phryne's curiosity is piqued. Spencer runs a retreat in Victoria's rural spa country for shell-shocked veterans of World War I. It's a cause after Phryne's own heart, but what can Spencer want from her? Phryne and her faithful servant Dot set out for Daylesford, viewing their rural sojourn as a short holiday. But the pair barely have time to unpack before they are thrown into treacherous Highland gatherings, a mysterious case of disappearing women, and a string of murders committed under their very noses. With her usual pluck, deft thinking and several satisfying costume changes, Phryne methodically investigates the strange goings-on in this anything-but-tranquil spa town"-- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Mystery GREENWOO KERRY PF 21 Available 33111010523575
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The 7 year wait is over--Miss Fisher is back in a new adventure!

"The real star is Phryne with her Jazz Age fashions, devil-may-care attitude, and dry narrative wit."--Booklist

Taking the waters has never been more delicious--or dangerous...

When a mysterious invitation for a spa vacation arrives for Miss Phryne Fisher from an unknown retired Captain Herbert Spencer, Phryne's curiosity is piqued. Spencer runs a retreat in Victoria's rural spa country for shell-shocked veterans of World War I. It's a cause after Phryne's own heart, but what can Spencer want from her?

Phryne and her faithful servant Dot set out for Daylesford, viewing their rural sojourn as a short holiday. While Dot gets to know the remarkable women who run the hotel where they are lodging, Phryne enjoys an enticing meal--and dessert--with the attractive Captain Spencer. But their relaxation is short-lived as they are thrown into treacherous Highland gatherings, a mysterious case of disappearing women, and a string of murders committed under their very noses. Meanwhile, back at home, Phryne's three wards are busy solving a mystery of their own when a schoolmate is found floating facedown near the docks--and pregnant at the time of her death.

Read the novels that inspired both the Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries and the Ms. Fisher's Modern Mysteries streaming series on AcornTV.

Phryne Fisher Mysteries by Kerry Greenwood

Cocaine Blues

Flying Too High

Murder on the Ballarat Train

Praise for the Phryne Fisher Mysteries

"Anyone who hasn't discovered Phryne Fisher by now should start making up for lost time."--Booklist

"Phryne handsomely demonstrates once more that even a compulsion to explore every mystery that comes her way needn't interfere with her appetite for life."--Kirkus Reviews

"Originally published in 2020 in Australia by Allen & Unwin"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [321]-322).

"When a mysterious invitation arrives for the redoubtable Miss Phryne Fisher from an unknown retired Captain Herbert Spencer, Phryne's curiosity is piqued. Spencer runs a retreat in Victoria's rural spa country for shell-shocked veterans of World War I. It's a cause after Phryne's own heart, but what can Spencer want from her? Phryne and her faithful servant Dot set out for Daylesford, viewing their rural sojourn as a short holiday. But the pair barely have time to unpack before they are thrown into treacherous Highland gatherings, a mysterious case of disappearing women, and a string of murders committed under their very noses. With her usual pluck, deft thinking and several satisfying costume changes, Phryne methodically investigates the strange goings-on in this anything-but-tranquil spa town"-- Provided by publisher.

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