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Available
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Publication
Allen & Unwin (2004), Edition: Main, 288 pages
Description
Fiction. Literature. Mystery. Historical Fiction. HTML: Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, now streaming on Netflix, starring Essie Davis as the honourable Phryne Fisher "Crime strikes close to home in this latest installment...The engaging cast of familiar supporting characters�??including Phryne's maid, Dot, and her Chinese lover, Lin Chung�??will delight longtime fans..." �??Publishers Weekly The circus is in town for St Kilda's first Flower Festival, which includes a parade. And who should be Queen of said Flowers but the Honourable Phryne Fisher? She has dresses to purchase, cinemas to visit, and agreeable cocktails to drink. However, one of her flower maidens is unstable and has vanished. So Phryne investigates, trudging through the underworld with the help of Bert, Cec, her little beretta, an old flame from Orkney, the owner of the most exclusive brothel in St Kilda, and several elephants. But when her own adopted daughter Ruth goes missing, Phryne is determined that nothing will stand in the way of her retrieving her lost ch… (more)
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LibraryThing member wyvernfriend
With two parallel plots, one about one of Phryne's adopted daughters and the other about a girl who washes up dead, with a fear that the daughter will also wash up, along with Phryne being Queen of the Flowers for a parade, this is a story with a lot of undulating paths. The story is complicated
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and a bit messy and some of the side plots could have been left out and make it a tighter story. Still Phryne is always a delight. Show Less
LibraryThing member MrsLee
This review is for the audio version. I enjoyed the narration of Stephanie Daniel very much. Her voices rarely hit a wrong note in my head.
Phryne Fisher has been asked to be The Queen of the Flowers for a local parade. Along with this task, she is given four teenage girls to groom as her assistants
Phryne is a woman who is not embarrassed, afraid or timid about her sexuality. She is a wealthy woman in the roaring '20s after all. Mercifully, the bedroom scenes are briefly described and passed over without the annoying full descriptions of what can go on in the bedroom of healthy adults. One doesn't really read these books for the depth of the mysteries, but for the delicious atmosphere of Australia in the 1920s and Phryne's wonderful cohorts.
I have watched the whole television series, which is wonderful, but this story was quite different from the episode which mirrored it on TV; that made for some nice and interesting surprises.
Phryne Fisher has been asked to be The Queen of the Flowers for a local parade. Along with this task, she is given four teenage girls to groom as her assistants
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in tossing posies to the onlookers. Things get complicated when one of the girls goes missing and Phryne is asked to find her. There are troubles on the homefront too, as one of her adopted daughters, Ruth, is longing for her parents.Phryne is a woman who is not embarrassed, afraid or timid about her sexuality. She is a wealthy woman in the roaring '20s after all. Mercifully, the bedroom scenes are briefly described and passed over without the annoying full descriptions of what can go on in the bedroom of healthy adults. One doesn't really read these books for the depth of the mysteries, but for the delicious atmosphere of Australia in the 1920s and Phryne's wonderful cohorts.
I have watched the whole television series, which is wonderful, but this story was quite different from the episode which mirrored it on TV; that made for some nice and interesting surprises.
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LibraryThing member JenneB
This was fun, but I kind of wanted something different to happen for a change. Also, I wanted more description of the costume for the Queen of the Flowers.
LibraryThing member annbury
In this outing, Phryne's turn in the limelight as the Queen of a local fete gets overshadowed by missing young ladies -- one of them one of her attendants, and the other her adopted daughter Rose. This leads to some interesting new characters, and to a view of Phryne's personal and emotional life.
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But it also produces a very complicated plot, which gets confusing at times. In addition, as another reviewer noted, the Kindle edition has several misplaced chunks of text. I have read the earlier 13 Phryne Fisher novels on Kindle with nary a comma out of place, so let's hope this is an aberration. Be forewarned, however. Show Less
LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill
This book actually had one or two unexpected surprises and another great interview with Kerry Greenwood. Can't wait to read the next one.
LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill
This book actually had one or two unexpected surprises and another great interview with Kerry Greenwood. Can't wait to read the next one.
LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill
This book actually had one or two unexpected surprises and another great interview with Kerry Greenwood. Can't wait to read the next one.
LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill
This book actually had one or two unexpected surprises and another great interview with Kerry Greenwood. Can't wait to read the next one.
LibraryThing member DrLed
Synopsis: Phryne is the Queen of the Flowers and has to preside over any number of things for the festival. One of her duties is to chaperone the Flower Maidens, teaching them how to act, dress, and behave in public. One of the girls is a problem and disappears; another seems to be completely taken
Review: This was wholly intriguing with several side plots that were quite interesting. I particularly liked the elephants.
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with a 'pretty boy'. And then Ruth feels a need to see her mother and find her father. The father seems to be a part of the circus that has come to town. Then, to make things more complicated, Ruth disappears. As usual, Phryne has to deal with underworld figures and has to enlist the help of Bert, Cec, Li, and Dot to save the girls and make the Parade of Flowers a success.Review: This was wholly intriguing with several side plots that were quite interesting. I particularly liked the elephants.
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LibraryThing member cherpy
A ripping good yarn
LibraryThing member kmajort
Better than the tv episode, well rounded story
LibraryThing member annarellix
I am big fan of Ms Greenwood mysteries and this one is not an exception even if it is a bit less sparkling than others in this series. I really enjoyed it and Ms Fisher is always the same sparkling and clever self.
I would not recommend this book to people who has never read any other book in this
On a general level a very good mystery.
#Netgalley #Poisonpen
I would not recommend this book to people who has never read any other book in this
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series or just seen the TV show.On a general level a very good mystery.
#Netgalley #Poisonpen
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LibraryThing member catseyegreen
Detective Phryne Fisher is the queen of the Flowers for the annual St Kilda's Bazaar. One of her four attendants disappears under suspicious circumstances. While trying to locate her, Phryne's adopted daughter Ruth also disappears.
A fun mystery filled with handsome men and elephants.
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A fun mystery filled with handsome men and elephants.
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2004-06-01
Physical description
288 p.; 5.13 inches
ISBN
1741142466 / 9781741142464
Local notes
In 1928 St Kilda's streets hang with fairy lights. Magic shows, marionettes, tea dances, tango competitions, lifesaving demonstrations, lantern shows, and picnics on the beach are all part of the Flower Parade. Phryne is chosen to be Queen of the Flowers but must also confront a a missing daughter, the return of an old lover, and a young woman found drowned at the beach at Elwood.