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'The divine and fearless Miss Phryne Fisher returns in her 20th adventure in a vastly entertaining tale of murder, spies, mathematics and music.
'To the accompaniment of heavenly choirs singing, the fearless Miss Phryne Fisher returns in her 20th adventure with musical score in hand.
'An orchestral conductor has been found dead and Detective Inspector Jack Robinson needs the delightfully incisive and sophisticated Miss Fisher's assistance to enter a world in which he is at sea. Hugh Tregennis, not much liked by anyone, has been murdered in a most flamboyant mode by a killer with a point to prove. But how many killers is Phryne really stalking?
'At the same time, the dark curls, disdainful air and the lavender eyes of mathematician and code-breaker Rupert Sheffield are taking Melbourne by storm. They've certainly taken the heart of Phryne's old friend from the trenches of WW1, John Wilson. Phryne recognises Sheffield as a man who attracts danger and is determined to protect John from harm.
'Even with the faithful Dot, Mr and Mrs Butler, and all in her household ready to pull their weight, Phryne's task is complex. While Mendelssohn's Elijah, memories of the Great War, and the science of deduction ring in her head, Phryne's past must also play its part as MI6 become involved in the tangled web of murders.
'A vastly entertaining tale of murder, spies, mathematics and music. ' (Publisher's blurb)
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Works about this Work
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The Bookish Miss Fisher Always Gets Her Man
The Divine Miss Fisher and Her Taste for Men;
Literary Miss Fisher Always Gets Her Man
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9 November 2013; (p. 28-29) The Age , 9 November 2013; (p. 28) The Canberra Times , 9 November 2013; (p. 22)
— Review of Murder and Mendelssohn 2013 single work novel -
Author Has 'Licence to Kill'
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 5 October 2013; (p. 20-21)
— Review of Murder and Mendelssohn 2013 single work novel
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Author Has 'Licence to Kill'
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 5 October 2013; (p. 20-21)
— Review of Murder and Mendelssohn 2013 single work novel -
The Bookish Miss Fisher Always Gets Her Man
The Divine Miss Fisher and Her Taste for Men;
Literary Miss Fisher Always Gets Her Man
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 9 November 2013; (p. 28-29) The Age , 9 November 2013; (p. 28) The Canberra Times , 9 November 2013; (p. 22)
— Review of Murder and Mendelssohn 2013 single work novel