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"Awakening unusually early one morning, Phryne Fisher finds herself with a rare stretch of free time to fill. After dropping her daughters off for their school-sponsored charity work at the Blind Institute, she visits a university professor whose acquaintance she'd made--and admired--on a prior case. At lunch, the smitten professor invites Phryne to dine at his home in Williamstown later that week. Bookending her pleasant dinner with her new friend...
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"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...
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"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...
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The Honourable 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 sparkling collection of Phryne short stories and other Phryne miscellany -- including Phryne's favourite shoes and hats, delicious cocktail recipes and her best tips for discouraging unwated admierers -- is a gorgeously collectable treat for all Phryne fans. Lavishly illustrated with divine...