false <![CDATA[Cocaine Blues (A Phryne Fisher Mystery, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171047892m/83927.jpg 83927 9 The London season is in full fling at the end of the 1920s, but the Honourable Phryne Fisher—she of the green-gray eyes, diamant garters, and outfits that should not be sprung suddenly on those of nervous dispositions—is rapidly tiring of the tedium of arranging flowers, making polite conversations with retired colonels, and dancing with weak-chinned men. Instead, Phryne decides it might be rather amusing to try her hand at being a lady detective in Melbourne, Australia. Almost immediately after she books into the Windsor Hotel, Phryne is embroiled in mystery: poisoned wives, cocaine smuggling rings, corrupt cops, and communism-not to mention erotic encounters with the beautiful Russian dancer, Sasha de Lisse. Will Phryne meet her steamy end in the Turkish baths of Little Lonsdale Street? Praise for the Phryne Fisher Mysteries... "The growing American audience for Phryne Fisher, Australian author Greenwood's independent 1920s female sleuth, will be delighted...." -Publishers Weekly on Cocaine Blues "This series is the best Australian import since Nicole Kidman, and Phryne is the flashiest new female sleuth in the genre." -Booklist starred review of Away With the Fairies 81025 book 2006 Cocaine Blues: Phryne Fisher (Book 1) total:202|5:31|4:95|3:66|2:9|1:1| 202 752 312 43 4 3 false false Thu Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Feb 15 09:11:29 -0800 2008 Fri Apr 11 09:02:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Jan 10 20:44:18 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 10 21:09:53 -0800 2009
Phryne Fisher had a taste for young and comely men, but she was not prone to trust them with anything but h...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 18:33:24 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 18:47:03 -0700 2009
Though Phryne is an enjoyable character, and I totally loved her fabulous clothes and her attitude towards life, she is a little ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Apr 09 10:04:59 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 10:13:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Mon Aug 27 16:46:36 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 27 16:47:15 -0700 2007 Greenwood, Kerry – 1st in series
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Phryne Fisher has traveled to Australia in order to check on Lydia Andrews; whose parents suspect her husband is poisoning her. Along the way she takes in a desperate youn...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jul 18 20:43:50 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 20:45:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 03:54:07 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 03:30:26 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 07:39:37 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 07:41:32 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 11:11:41 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 11:14:47 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Feb 23 07:55:01 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 23 07:59:05 -0800 2008
These books are my new favorite mystery series. "Cocaine Blues" is a good introduction. All the books are set in 1928, primarily in Australia, and Phryne is nobody's fool, an Hon. who was born impovrished; her father ascended ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 31 10:36:49 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 31 10:49:18 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 26 12:09:12 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 11:34:37 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 08:43:31 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 08:46:30 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 02:23:33 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 09:42:32 -0700 2009 ]]> 4 0 false false Fri Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Apr 25 23:57:19 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 23:59:59 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 11:34:30 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 11:36:36 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Sep 05 14:53:19 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 14:53:19 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Sep 12 11:09:52 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 11:12:28 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Jan 08 07:10:38 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 07:22:32 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sat Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 11:17:28 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 20 08:02:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=83927