by Kerry Greenwood
More about Miss Fisher's relationship with Lin Chung, and a delightful minor character whose name is Miss Mary Mead and there's a minor clue about her character in the name, and when the truth came out about her I had to smile at the aptness of it all.Murder of a maid and threatening letters and lot...
A wholly enjoyable murder mystery, written as a deliberate pastiche in the classic "golden age" style, whilst simulataneously subverting the rules (for instance, there is certainly a Chinaman involved in the story. Two, in fact.)I sometimes find it difficult to like Phryne Fisher in these novels, a...
Although this is obviously Greenwood's take on a classic "country house" mystery (including a "Miss Mary Mead" for us Christie fans *g*) and as always I really enjoyed it, the plot felt a bit overly complicated.
This one was full of surprise couples and twists. I'm sure some readers kinda went, whoa, I didn't expect that. Me, I was surprised somewhat, Greenwood had been going that direction for a while now. This is a marketed as a cozy type of mystery so she might have lost a few readers like Suzanne Brockm...
#8. Urn Burial (1996). [6 hrs 32 mins] Blurb - 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 ...
This is one of my favorite Miss Fisher books so far - it's Kerry Greenwood's take on the classic Golden Age mysteries (keep your eyes open for the Miss Marple cameo!), but of course with some Phryne twists... Also, the delectable Lin Chung plays a prominent role, which is always a pleasure. ;)
Disturbing in-character (not condoned by Phryne) 1920s racism and persistent exoticization of Lin Chung. I can't decide if there being positively portrayed POC characters makes up for it or not, yet, and I do rather want to like these books so I'm inclined to take a positive view. Predictable in a c...
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