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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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Pub. Date
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
12) 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
Pub. Date
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
Publisher
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.
17) Into the night
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Gemma Woodstock novels volume 2
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Lost and alone after relocating to Melbourne, brilliant Detective Sergeant Gemma Woodstock is assigned to a hostile partner before investigating two seemingly unrelated murders--a homeless man and a high-profile movie star.
18) 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.
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Series
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Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
A compilation of short fiction featuring the Honorable Phyrne Fisher follows the 1920s amateur sleuth through a series of adventures, in a volume that includes the detective's reports on her favorite shoes and hats, cocktail recipes, and suggestions for avoiding unwanted suitors.
20) Signal loss
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Soho Crime
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
Description
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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