Status
Available
Call number
Collection
Publication
Allen & Unwin (2021). 272p.
Description
"The elegant Miss Phryne Fisher returns in this scintillating collection, featuring four new stories The Honourable Phryne Fisher-she of the Lulu bob, cupid's bow lips, diamante garters, and pearl-handled pistol-is the 1920s' most elegant and irrepressible sleuth. Miss Phryne Fisher is up to her stunning green eyes in intriguing crime in each of these entertaining, fun, and compulsively readable stories. Whether sniffing out the whereabouts of a priceless pilfered book, an heirloom locket, or a missing eight-year-old girl, Miss Fisher proves herself more than equal to the task-and always fashionably attired. With the ever-loyal Dot, the ingenious Mr. Butler, and all of Phryne's friends and household, the action is as fast as Phryne's wit and logic"--… (more)
User reviews
LibraryThing member shelleyraec
If you are not yet familiar with the Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher, then this collection of short stories is a wonderful introduction to the elegant, sensual, and sassy lady private detective, while established fans will enjoy the opportunity to again accompany the intrepid investigator on her
In her introduction to The Lady With the Gun Asks the Questions, tagged ‘The ultimate Miss Phryne Fisher Collection’, Kerry Greenwood shares a little about how she developed Phryne, and her writing process. Greenwood also reminds readers that there are several significant differences between the world of the book series and that of the television series - Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. That said, anyone familiar with only the show will recognise Phryne’s companions, as well as several settings and scenes.
I was a little disappointed to find that of the seventeen short stories offered in The Lady With the Gun Asks the Questions, there are only four new tales, set around the same time as the 21st book in the series, Death in Daylesford, published earlier this year. The bulk have been published previously in a 2008 collection, A Question of Death, though Greenwood comments that some of these have since been edited to fit better with the chronology of the series.
Regardless, whether Phryne is searching for a missing husband, or a hat, outsmarting a blackmailer, or a cheat, or identifying a murderer, I found all of the story’s in The Lady With the Gun Asks the Questions to be engaging. As always, I love Phryne’s dry observations and quick wit, her disinclination for suffering fools and her bent for natural justice.
Clever, entertaining, and charming, I found The Lady With the Gun Asks the Questions to be a delight to read.
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adventures in 1920’s Melbourne, and occasionally further afield.In her introduction to The Lady With the Gun Asks the Questions, tagged ‘The ultimate Miss Phryne Fisher Collection’, Kerry Greenwood shares a little about how she developed Phryne, and her writing process. Greenwood also reminds readers that there are several significant differences between the world of the book series and that of the television series - Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. That said, anyone familiar with only the show will recognise Phryne’s companions, as well as several settings and scenes.
I was a little disappointed to find that of the seventeen short stories offered in The Lady With the Gun Asks the Questions, there are only four new tales, set around the same time as the 21st book in the series, Death in Daylesford, published earlier this year. The bulk have been published previously in a 2008 collection, A Question of Death, though Greenwood comments that some of these have since been edited to fit better with the chronology of the series.
Regardless, whether Phryne is searching for a missing husband, or a hat, outsmarting a blackmailer, or a cheat, or identifying a murderer, I found all of the story’s in The Lady With the Gun Asks the Questions to be engaging. As always, I love Phryne’s dry observations and quick wit, her disinclination for suffering fools and her bent for natural justice.
Clever, entertaining, and charming, I found The Lady With the Gun Asks the Questions to be a delight to read.
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LibraryThing member SarahEBear
A wonderful and fun collection of short mystery stories featuring Miss Phryne Fisher. I thoroughly enjoyed this set of stories. They really suited my winter university holiday mood. I am aware that a great many of the tales included in this volume have appeared in other books in the series, but was
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LibraryThing member lindapanzo
I've read (and thoroughly enjoyed) all 21 of the full-length Miss Fisher mysteries and was quite excited to read a collection of her clever short stories. And what a delightful gem of a short story collection it is!!
While some of the stories involve deaths, most involve thefts and/or missing items.
Great characters, as usual, along with historical historical details about 1920's Australia. It helps to be familiar with Phryne Fisher and the other characters, but it's certainly not necessary to have read any of the full-length novels.
Highly entertaining and, of course, highly recommended!!
(I received this book from the publisher, via Net Galley, in exchange for a fair and honest review.)
While some of the stories involve deaths, most involve thefts and/or missing items.
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Some of the usual characters from the full-length stories are occasionally present but the focus is on Miss Fisher and her legendary crime-solving prowess.Great characters, as usual, along with historical historical details about 1920's Australia. It helps to be familiar with Phryne Fisher and the other characters, but it's certainly not necessary to have read any of the full-length novels.
Highly entertaining and, of course, highly recommended!!
(I received this book from the publisher, via Net Galley, in exchange for a fair and honest review.)
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LibraryThing member kmartin802
This collection of 15 stories all show Phryne Fisher at her best. She's a bright, fashionable, free-spirit who is very wealthy and of high social class. She is also very good at solving puzzles which means that her career as a private investigator keeps her busy with intriguing cases.
All of the
I found the stories all pretty similar. I would have liked a wider variety of kinds of cases that Phryne was called in to solve.
All of the
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cases in this collection were short with a tight focus on Phryne. They all also seem focused on Phryne's powers of observation rather than any sort of physical detecting. I liked all the period detail in fashion and mores. I found the stories all pretty similar. I would have liked a wider variety of kinds of cases that Phryne was called in to solve.
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LibraryThing member siri51
Short stories - Phryne novels are much better
LibraryThing member ritaer
Entertaining but light.
LibraryThing member charlie68
An entertaining series of stories that round out the character of Phyne Fisher nicely.
Original publication date
2021-03-30
Physical description
27 p.; 23.4 cm
ISBN
9781760878191
Local notes
A collection of short stories in which Miss Phryne Fisher is up to her stunning green eyes in intriguing crime with the ever-loyal Dot, the ingenious Mr Butler and the rest of her friends and household.