The Castlemaine Murders (Phryne Fisher Murder Mysteries)

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 find this time?'Fisher is a sexy, sassy and singularly modish character.'-Canberra Times Phryne Fisher, her sister Beth, and her faithful maid, Dot, decide that Luna Park is the place for an afternoon of fun and excitement with Phryne's two daughters, Ruth and Jane. But in the dusty dark Ghost Train, amidst the squeals of horror and delight, a mummified bullet-studded corpse falls to the ground in front of them. Phryne Fisher's pleasure trip has definitely become business. Digging to the bottom of this longstanding mystery takes her to the country town of Castlemaine where it soon becomes obvious that someone is trying to muzzle her investigations. With unknown threatening assailants on her path, Phryne seems headed for more trouble than usual. Meanwhile, Phryne's lover Lin Chung has his own mystery to solve. Feuding families and lost gold fill his mind until he learns that Phryne herself has become missing treasure Phryne Fisher has plans for her Sydney sojourn - a few days at the Test cricket, a little sigtseeing and the Artist's Ball with an up-and-coming young modernist. But these palans begin to go awry when Phryne's maid discovers her thoroughly respectable sister has left her family for the murky noghtlife of the Cross. And Pryne is definitely not the woman to say no when two delightful young men come to her on bended knees, begging for help in finding their friend innocent of theft. --- back cover Phryne Fisher Has Plans For Her Sydney Trip: A Few Days At The Test Cricket, Dinner With The Vice Chancellor At The University, A Little Sightseeing And The Artist's Ball. But Her Plans Go Awry And Phryne Quickly Finds Herself Enmeshed In Blackmail, Secrets, Lies And Black Magic. Kerry Greenwood. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 227-228). In investigating the poisoning of a young man in a bookshop at the Eastern Market, and the wrongful arrest of one Miss Sylvia Lee, Phryne Fisher is plunged into a world of Jewish politics, alchemy, poison and chicken soup. Ultimately, it is her stealth and wit which will solve the crime. Super-sleuth Phryne Fisher is investigating the poisoning of a young man in a bookshop at the Eastern Market when she is plunged into a world of Jewish politics, alchemy, poison and chicken soup In this 13th Phryne Fisher mystery, Phryne returns with a flourish to solve the most horrifying crime yet, which takes her from a funfair ghost train to an abandoned mine in the old gold fields