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Phryne Fisher is bored. Life appears to be too easy, too perfect. Her household is ordered, her love life is pleasant, the weather is fine. And then a man from her past arrives at the door. It is Alan Lee from the carnival. Alan and his friends want her to investigate strange happenings at... read more

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Mrs. Witherspoon, widow of uncertain years and theatrical background, was taking tea in her refined house for paying gentlefolk in Brunswick Street, Fitzroy.

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This is book 6 of 18 in Phryne Fisher. (standard series)

Preceded by The Green Mill Murder, and followed by Ruddy Gore.

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  1. Kerry Greenwood (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: McPhee Gribble
Country: Australia
Publication Date: 1994
ISBN: 0869143417
Page Count: 250

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  • Cocaine Blues
  • Flying Too High (Phryne Fisher Mysteries)
  • Murder in Montparnasse
  • Death at Victoria Dock
  • The Green Mill Murder

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