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"The delectable Phryne Fisher has been invited to the Last Best party of 1928. When three of the guests are kidnapped Phryne finds she must puzzle her way through the scavenger hunt clues to retrieve the hostages. Another sparking mystery fron Australia's Queen of Crime, Kerry Greenwood."-- container cover insert.
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Phryne Fisher mysteries volume 9
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English
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Phryne Fisher is plunged into a world of Jewish politics, alchemy, poison, and chicken soup while investigating the poisoning of a young man in a bookshop at the eastern Market and the wrongful arrest of one Miss Sylvia Lee.
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From the author of the bestselling Phryne Fisher Series comes Murder on the Ballarat Train, the next historical mystery featuring the intrepid amateur sleuth Phryne Fisher. What happens when this train reaches its deadly destination? Phryne is determined to find out...
"Greenwood's stories are brief, but she holds her own, writing well-thought-out plots starring the intelligent, sexy, liberated, and wealthy Phryne."—Library
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Corinna Chapman mysteries volume 4
Publisher
Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
2009
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English
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A gathering of witches in Melbourne to celebrate Samhain, a rash of bad drug reactions, a cache of valuables stolen from Greek Jews during WWII, and the appearance of Corinna Chapman's boyfriend's beautiful and svelte former girlfriend, Georgiana Hope, add up to villainy and a puzzle waiting to be solved by the hefty Melbourne baker.
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Shadowfae chronicles volume 1
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St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2009
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English
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2019.
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English
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"The young detectives think Alan Auhl is washed up, but that doesn't faze him. He does things his own way--and gets results. He still lives with his ex-wife, off and on, in a big house full of random boarders and hard-luck stories. And he's still a cop, even though he retired from Homicide some years ago. He works cold cases now. Like the death of John Elphick--his daughters are still convinced he was murdered; the coroner is not so sure. Or the skeleton...
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Corinna Chapman mysteries volume 3
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Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
2009, c2006
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English
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Corinna Chapman, baker extraordinaire and amateur sleuth, returns in another delicious mystery.
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Corinna Chapman mysteries volume 5
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Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
2010
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English
11) Every breath
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Every series volume 1
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Tundra Books
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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Reluctantly assisting her friend Mycroft's investigation into the murder of a homeless man, Rachel Watts realizes her attraction to her bad-boy partner before finding herself targeted by the killer.
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Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
2008
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English
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When St. Kilda has its first Flower Festival, the Honourable Phryne Fisher becomes the honorary Queen of the Flowers. But when one of her flower maidens and her adopted daughter Ruth both go missing, Phryne puts aside her duties as queen and takes up her duties as investigator.
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Poisoned Pen Press
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2013, c2012
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English
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When a series of blond, pregnant teens go missing from the Magdalene Laundry in 1929, Melbourne and a pushy woman reporter disappears while investigating, Phryne and Dot uncover a dark plot involving piracy, convents, and creepy cellars.
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Corinna Chapman mysteries volume 6
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Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
c2011
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English
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Corinna Chapman, talented baker and reluctant investigator, accepts an offer from a caterer friend to do the baking for the film set of a new soap called "Kiss the Bride." While on the other side of town, a young woman is being unmercifully bullied by her corporate employers -- employers who spend a lot of time cooking the books.
15) Edge of forever
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Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2012
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English
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Dana Brantley, who harbors wounds from her past, tries to avoid falling for Nick Verone.
16) Signal loss
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Soho Crime
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2017.
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English
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A pair of hit men working a job for a meth kingpin have a very bad day, and the resulting bushfire draws attention to a drug lab and two burned bodies in a Mercedes. With meth-related crime on the rise, interdepartmental tensions mount, and Inspector Hall Challis soon finds himself fighting to keep control of his case. Meanwhile, Sergeant Ellen Destry is hunting for a serial rapist who is extremely adept at not leaving clues--
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Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"When a mysterious invitation arrives for the redoubtable Miss Phryne Fisher from an unknown retired Captain Herbert Spencer, Phryne's curiosity is piqued. Spencer runs a retreat in Victoria's rural spa country for shell-shocked veterans of World War I. It's a cause after Phryne's own heart, but what can Spencer want from her? Phryne and her faithful servant Dot set out for Daylesford, viewing their rural sojourn as a short holiday. But the pair barely...
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Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"As a full moon rises over Melbourne, Australia, a young woman gets ready for a party. She is autistic, yet within her mind, she is whoever she wants to be. What appears to an ordinary night out is - through the prism of her singular perspective - extraordinary. As the evening unfolds, each encounter reveals the vast discrepancies between what she is thinking and feeling, and what she is able to say. And there's so much she'd like to say. So when...
19) The spotted dog
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Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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Corinna Chapman, baker extraordinaire, talented sleuth, stalwart friend and lover, is back! When a distraught Scottish veteran from Afghanistan is knocked unconscious, waking up to find his beloved ex-service dog missing, Corinna and her lover, Daniel, find themselves inextricably drawn into the machinations of a notorious underworld gang of drug runners. Corinna and Daniel need to pull together all the strings to find the connections between their...
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The Dial Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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"After fleeing to Melbourne in the wake of a breakup, all Ana has to show for herself is an unfulfilling job at an overly enthusiastic tech start-up and one particularly questionable dating app experience. Then she meets Evan. Charming, kind, and financially responsible, Evan is a complete aberration from her usual type; Ana feels like she has finally awoken from a long dating nightmare. As much as she tries to let their burgeoning relationship unfold...
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