Phryne Fisher has plans for her Sydney sojourn - a few days at the Test cricket, dinner with the Vice Chancellor at Sydney University, a little sightseeing and the Artist's Ball with an up-and-coming young modernist.
But these plans begin to go awry when Dot Williams, Phryne's faithful maid, discovers her thoroughly respectable sister, Joan, has left her family for the murky nightlife of the Cross.
And then postponed again because Phryne is definitely not the woman to say "no" when two delightful young men are on their knees, begging for her help in finding their friend innocent of theft.
It all sounds simple enough as Phryne sets investigations into motion. But when greed and fear are the motivating factors, people become ruthless and Phryne quickly finds herself enmeshed in blackmail, secrets, lies and the dangerous influences of deep magic.
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Book Description
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Flapper Phryne Fisher bats for Australia,
By
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Death Before Wicket: A Phryne Fisher Mystery (Paperback)
Even though much of the time I could not make sense of the cricket action, I loved this entry in the Phryne Fisher series. The contrast between the over-civilized university and the brutal degradation of the Melbourne slums was wonderfully depicted.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Aussie Sleuth is a Hit,
This review is from: Death Before Wicket (Phryne Fisher Mysteries (Hardcover)) (Hardcover)
Once again, the delightful Phryne Fisher is out and about, solving Australia's mysteries during the twenties...the writing is crisp, the characters (especially the secondary characters) are deftly drawn, and this is a book to curl up with on a cold spring day. A cozy series with a touch of bitters--Angostura?--that makes a tart, but charming read.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
It Ain't Cricket,
By
This review is from: Death Before Wicket (Phryne Fisher Mysteries (Hardcover)) (Hardcover)
The further adventures of the Hon. Phryne Fisher take place in Sydney where she and her maid, Dorothy, go for a "vacation." Phryne promises Dot `no murders on this trip.' Instead, she does undertake to solve two mysteries.Two young men, university students, implore her to solve a theft from the university safe in the Dean's office of a number of items, including an ancient Egyptian papyrus, so that a friend of theirs can be absolved of the thievery. Then there is the matter of Dot's sister, who is missing. Each involves usual circumstances, enabling the author to demonstrate Phryne's unusual tastes and ability to intuit, as well as to use a wide range of uncanny knowledge of ancient lore and rituals. The novel is the 10th in chronological order in the series' original publication sequence. PPP has published 12 of these in no particular order. Each, so far, has been very much worth the while of the reader.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
Browse and search another edition of this book.
Browse and search another edition of this book.
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Listmania!
|
|
