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Book Review: The Castlemaine Murders, by Kerry Greenwood
Reviewed by Sally Murphy
Phryne Fisher is back - as smart and sassy as ever.
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For those who expect fictional sleuths to be either slightly alcoholic, but charming, old men, or tweed wearing women, Phyrne Fisher comes as somewhat of a surprise. Miss Fisher is a sassy, liberated woman in post world war one Australia, who seems to have a penchant for being caught up in murder cases which she never fails to solve.In her latest adventure, The Castelmaine Murders, Phryne meets with a mummified bullet-studded corpse in the ghost train at Luna Park. Unable to leave the mystery alone, Phryne heads off to Castelmaine, determined to solve the case. As always, solving a mystery is a dangerous past time, and Phryne soon finds herself in a spot of bother. Perhaps her Chinese lover Lin Chung will need to act as her knight in shining armour. The Castlemaine Murders, by Kerry Greenwood
Allen & Unwin, 2003 Other Phryne Fisher Stories Death Before Wicket
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