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Kerry Greenwood


Born
Melbourne , Australia
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Genre
Mystery & Thrillers


Kerry Greenwood was born in the Melbourne suburb of Footscray and after wandering far and wide, she returned to live there. She has a degree in English and Law from Melbourne University and was admitted to the legal profession on the 1st April 1982, a day which she finds both soothing and significant.

Kerry has written twenty novels, a number of plays, including The Troubadours with Stephen D'Arcy, is an award-winning children's writer and has edited and contributed to several anthologies. In 1996 she published a book of essays on female murderers called Things She Loves: Why women Kill.

The Phryne Fisher series (pronounced Fry-knee, to rhyme with briny) began in 1989 with Cocaine Blues which was a great success. Kerry has written thirteen bo ...more

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Average rating: 3.92 · 170,135 ratings · 15,644 reviews · 94 distinct works • Similar authors
Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fishe...
3.83 avg rating — 25,823 ratings — published 1989 — 63 editions
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Flying Too High (Phryne Fis...
3.88 avg rating — 12,927 ratings — published 1990 — 9 editions
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Murder on the Ballarat Trai...
3.96 avg rating — 11,156 ratings — published 1991 — 59 editions
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Death at Victoria Dock (Phr...
3.93 avg rating — 8,996 ratings — published 1992 — 52 editions
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The Green Mill Murder (Phry...
3.94 avg rating — 8,043 ratings — published 1993 — 6 editions
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Blood and Circuses (Phryne ...
3.81 avg rating — 6,547 ratings — published 1994 — 7 editions
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Ruddy Gore (Phryne Fisher, #7)
3.83 avg rating — 6,144 ratings — published 1995 — 12 editions
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Urn Burial (Phryne Fisher, #8)
3.87 avg rating — 5,572 ratings — published 1996 — 12 editions
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Raisins and Almonds (Phryne...
3.92 avg rating — 5,386 ratings — published 1997 — 6 editions
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Unnatural Habits (Phryne Fi...
4.10 avg rating — 5,127 ratings — published 2012 — 11 editions
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Series by Kerry Greenwood

Cocaine Blues Flying Too High Murder on the Ballarat Train Death at Victoria Dock The Green Mill Murder Blood and Circuses Ruddy Gore
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“If I ever saw my muse she would be an old woman with a tight bun and spectacles poking me in the middle of the back and growling, "Wake up and write the book!”
― Kerry Greenwood
tags: muse, writing
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“I'm concealing a lot of things. That's what a lady does.”
― Kerry Greenwood, Queen of the Flowers
tags: humor
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“There are good sailors. Well, some good sailors. In a way they are ideal as husbands. They drop in every six months for a wild celebration, then they drop out again before one gets bored with their company or annoyed with by their habits.”
― Kerry Greenwood, Queen of the Flowers
tags: husbands, sailors
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Polls

September 2019 Cozy Mystery Poll

We ask that you only vote if you are planning on participating in our discussion should your choice win.

Which Cozy Mystery would you like to read in September?

Night of the Living Deed (A Haunted Guesthouse Mystery #1) by E.J. Copperman
 
  16 votes, 31.4%

Cocaine Blues (Phryne Fisher #1) by Kerry Greenwood
 
  15 votes, 29.4%

 
  11 votes, 21.6%

Death in Provence (Penelope Kite Mysteries #1) by Serena Kent
Please note: This selection is not available in Kindle format in the AU.
 
  9 votes, 17.6%

51 total votes
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