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Always enticing in divine twenties fashion, Phryne, one of the most exciting and likeable heroines in crime writing today, leads us through a tightly plotted maze of thrilling adventure set in 1920s Australia. The divine Phryne Fisher returns to lead another dance of intrigue. Seven... read more

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"The sun glared off the shop windows, the wind blew fine sand which stung the eyes."

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This is book 12 of 19 in Phryne Fisher. (standard series)

Preceded by Away with the Fairies, and followed by The Castlemaine Murders.

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  1. Kerry Greenwood (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
Country: Australia
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 1590580427
Page Count: 257

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  • Cocaine Blues
  • Flying Too High
  • Murder on the Ballarat Train
  • Death at Victoria Dock
  • Urn Burial
  • The Green Mill Murder
  • Away with the Fairies
  • Raisins and Almonds
  • Blood and Circuses

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