‘Pure indulgence . . . a 1920s heroine for the 90s . . . a fast and elegant read.’ —Who Weekly
ISBN 1 74114 095 1
Raisins and Almonds
Kerry Greenwood
Super-sleuth Phryne Fisher steps, like an elegant cat, through this, her eighth adventure.
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.
Stopping only for a brief, but intensely erotic, dalliance with the beautiful Simon Abrahams Phryne picks her way through the mystery with help from the old faithfuls —
Bert, Cec, Dot and Detective Inspector ‘Call Me Jack’
Robinson. But ultimately it is her stealth and wit which solve the crime — and all for the price of a song . . .
‘Phryne Fisher is gutsy and adventurous, and also well endowed with plenty of grey matter. She has it over Robicheaux and Poirot because she’s drop-dead gorgeous.’
—West Australian
ISBN 1 86508 880 3
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