Raisins and Almonds

Elegant, fabulously wealthy and sharp as a tack, Phryne sleuths her way through these classical detective stories with customary panache… Greenwood’s character is irresistibly charming, and her stories benefit from research, worn lightly, into the Melbourne of the 1920s period. Impressive as she may be, Phryne Fisher, her activities and her world are never cloying thanks to Greenwood’s witty, slightly tongue-in-cheek prose. As usual, it’s a delightfully frothy, indulgent escape with an underlying bite.

Phryne Fisher goes to the circus. Stripped of her identity and wealth, it's only Phryne's keen wit and sharp thinking that will help her now.

The Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher is feeling dull. But is she bored enough to leave her identity, her home and family behind and join Farrell's Circus and Wild Beast Show? There have been strange things happening at the circus. And when Phryne is asked by her friends Samson the Strong Man, Alan the carousel operator and Doreen the Snake Woman to help them, curiosity gets the better of her.

Peeling off her wealth and privilege, Phryne takes a job as a trick horse-rider, wearing hand-me-down clothes and a new name. Someone seems determined to see the circus fail and Phryne must find out who that might be and why they want it badly enough to resort to poison, assault and murder.

Diving into the dangerous underworld of 1920s Melbourne and the wild, eccentric life under the big top, Phryne proves her courage and ingenuity yet again,...

Phryne Fisher, intelligent, brave and stunningly chic, is back in this most entertaining mystery. With a brand new stylish 1920s cover, this seventh Phryne Fisher murder mystery is superb.

Phryne Fisher, scented and surprisingly ruthless, is not one to let sleuthing an horrific crime get in the way of an elegant dalliance.

The redoubtable Phryne Fisher is holidaying at Cave House, a Gothic mansion in the heart of the Victorian mountain country. But the peaceful country surroundings mask danger. Her host is receiving death threats, lethal traps are set without explanation around the house and the parlourmaid is found strangled to death.

What with the reappearance of the mysterious funerary urns, a pair of young lovers, an extremely eccentric swagman, an angry outcast heir, and the luscious Lin Chung, Phryne's attention has definitely been caught.

Phryne's search for answers takes her deep into the dungeons of the house and of the limestone Buchan caves. But what will she...

Досточтимая Фрина Фишер и не подозревала, что опасность может подстерегать ее даже в модном танцзале. Но один из танцующих падает замертво, и мисс Фишер, даме-детективу из Мельбурна, приходится начинать новое расследование. Думаете, она ограничится посещением свидетелей и родственников убитого? Дудки! Фрина не мыслит жизни без рискованных приключений. Она пролетит на самолете над горами, окажется в австралийском буше и… в объятиях отважного незнакомца.

Эту девчонку ненавидел весь городок…

Она разбивала юношеские сердца, ссорила подружек и многим испортила жизнь.

Когда она уехала, городок вздохнул спокойно. И вот теперь – пятнадцать лет спустя – она вернулась!

Бывшая лучшая подруга мечтает о мести…

Ревнивая соперница плетет интриги…

А брошенный поклонник, ныне ставший самым богатым и преуспевающим человеком в городке, – чего хочет он?

Это – самое интересное!