The 1920s' most elegant and irrepressible sleuth returns.
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. Kerry has
written twenty novels, a number of plays, is an award-winning
children's writer and has edited and contributed to several
anthologies. When she is not writing, she works as a locum
solicitor for Victorian Legal Aid.
Corinna Chapman's Earthly Delights:
http://www.earthlydelights.net.au Stephanie Daniel spent several
years acting in theatre, television and film in the UK and Europe
and dubbing films into English in Munich, Paris and Rome. In
Australia she has recorded countless audiobooks. Her television
appearances include Mercury and Something in The Air. Films
Stephanie has appeared in include The Castle and in the theatre in
her acclaimed portrait of Jane Austen.
"The glamorous, indestructible Australian flapper Phryne Fisher
avenges the death of a young man who dies in her arms after she and
her car are shot at by two men. Although Phryne and members of her
household are in danger from anarchists, they manage to foil a bank
robbery while also solving the case of a missing young girl. The
always well-dressed, fearless Phryne can take care of herself,
enjoys her sexuality, and is a woman ahead of her times in the
Australia of the late 1920s. She is supported in her adventurous
lifestyle by her maid and companion, Dot, and by Mr and Mrs.
Butler, who run her household while asking no questions. A fresh
time period and location, a feisty main character, and a
well-developed sense of place distinguish this historical mystery
series."
*Booklist*
"When a gunshot shatters the windshield of Phryne Fisher,
Greenwood's unflappable proto-feminist detective, at the start of
the latest entry in this long-running 1920s Australian series,
Fisher investigates and finds that the intended target, a young
Slavic man, has been fatally wounded. Outraged, Fisher takes it
upon herself to bring the killers to justice, entering a complex
world of Russian anarchists, who may be linked to the survivors of
London's legendary Sidney Street siege. Those who like their
heroines resourceful and their mystery plots leavened with humor
will read this with pleasure."
*Publishers Weekly*
"Death at Victoria Dock is the unabridged audiobook adaptation of
the fourth mystery following the brilliant and seductive Phryne
Fisher. When a young man with a pierced ear and blue tattoo dies in
front of her, she vows to uncover who killed him and why – a search
that will take her to tattoo parlours, pubs, spiritualist halls,
meetings with Anarchists, and more. A tangled web of intrigue
unfolds in this extraordinary mystery. Smoothly narrated by expert
actress Stephanie Daniel, Death at Victoria Dock is a treat for
fans of the genre, and highly recommended."
*Midwest Book Review*
"Greenwood’s flapper heroine, Phrynne (FRYnie) Fisher, is
improbable but completely delightful, especially in the elegant
performance of Stephanie Daniel, a master of the sophisticated
deadpan delivery that makes this P.G. Wodehouse-style of comedy
work. The setup: Phrynne is driving her Hispano Suiza past Victoria
Dock one night when her windshield explodes. Two fleeing thugs fire
more shots at her, and she finds a very beautiful young man dying
of bullet wounds. This annoys her greatly as there are too few
beautiful young men in the world as it is. She assembles her team
of orphaned wards, freelance enforcers, and devoted staff and all
too soon has sorted out a nest of murderous anarchists and solved
an unrelated kidnapping along the way. Wildly entertaining."
*AudioFile Magazine*
"The glamorous, indestructible Australian flapper Phryne Fisher
avenges the death of a young man who dies in her arms after she and
her car are shot at by two men. Although Phryne and members of her
household are in danger from anarchists, they manage to foil a bank
robbery while also solving the case of a missing young girl. The
always well-dressed, fearless Phryne can take care of herself,
enjoys her sexuality, and is a woman ahead of her times in the
Australia of the late 1920s. She is supported in her adventurous
lifestyle by her maid and companion, Dot, and by Mr and Mrs.
Butler, who run her household while asking no questions. A fresh
time period and location, a feisty main character, and a
well-developed sense of place distinguish this historical mystery
series." -- Booklist
"When a gunshot shatters the windshield of Phryne Fisher,
Greenwood's unflappable proto-feminist detective, at the start of
the latest entry in this long-running 1920s Australian series,
Fisher investigates and finds that the intended target, a young
Slavic man, has been fatally wounded. Outraged, Fisher takes it
upon herself to bring the killers to justice, entering a complex
world of Russian anarchists, who may be linked to the survivors of
London's legendary Sidney Street siege. Those who like their
heroines resourceful and their mystery plots leavened with humor
will read this with pleasure." -- Publishers Weekly
"Death at Victoria Dock is the unabridged audiobook adaptation of
the fourth mystery following the brilliant and seductive Phryne
Fisher. When a young man with a pierced ear and blue tattoo dies in
front of her, she vows to uncover who killed him and why - a search
that will take her to tattoo parlours, pubs, spiritualist halls,
meetings with Anarchists, and more. A tangled web of intrigue
unfolds in this extraordinary mystery. Smoothly narrated by expert
actress Stephanie Daniel, Death at Victoria Dock is a treat for
fans of the genre, and highly recommended." -- Midwest Book
Review
"Greenwood's flapper heroine, Phrynne (FRYnie) Fisher, is
improbable but completely delightful, especially in the elegant
performance of Stephanie Daniel, a master of the sophisticated
deadpan delivery that makes this P.G. Wodehouse-style of comedy
work. The setup: Phrynne is driving her Hispano Suiza past Victoria
Dock one night when her windshield explodes. Two fleeing thugs fire
more shots at her, and she finds a very beautiful young man dying
of bullet wounds. This annoys her greatly as there are too few
beautiful young men in the world as it is. She assembles her team
of orphaned wards, freelance enforcers, and devoted staff and all
too soon has sorted out a nest of murderous anarchists and solved
an unrelated kidnapping along the way. Wildly entertaining." --
AudioFile Magazine
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