Unnatural Habits

By: Kerry Greenwood

Narrated by: Stephanie Daniel

Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins

Publisher's summary

1929: Girls are going missing in Melbourne. Little, pretty golden-haired girls. And not just pretty. Three of them are pregnant, poor girls from the harsh confines of the Magdalene Laundry. People are getting nervous. Polly Kettle, a pushy, self-important Girl Reporter with ambition and no sense of self-preservation, decides to investigate - and promptly goes missing herself. It's time for Phryne and Dot to put a stop to this and find Polly Kettle before something quite irreparable happens to all of them. It's all piracy and dark cellars, convents and plots, murder and mystery...and Phryne finally finds out if it's true that blondes have more fun.

©2012 Kerry Greenwood 2012. (P)2012 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

another good book in the series

I always enjoy the Phryne Fischer books.
This one was a bit more serious than others in the description of the ways the catholic church abused (abuses) unwed pregnant women.

Fantastic! Historically insightful!

Entertaining as always, historically intriguing, and deliciously detailed! The undoubtable duo of Kerry Greenwood & Stephanie Daniel has knocked this one out of the park!...again!
Such consistency would be dull anywhere but here!

Phrine Fisher is The Best

Kerry Greenwood's world is so emersive and so easily to get into. Phrine Fisher is just an absolute delight and is the architype in any age.

Phryne Foils White Slavers!

Would you listen to Unnatural Habits again? Why?

Yes. I love the Phryne Fisher series and would listen to all of them again. They take you to another world where everything comes out okay in the end.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Hmmm, I like all of them. I think I especially like Bert and Cess, the old army buddies who are also commies. They're very down-to-earth and devil-may-care at the same time.

What does Stephanie Daniel bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Oh, her beautiful accent! She makes Phryne sound like the real lady she is.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Phryne giving the story to the bitter male reporter. I liked that bit.

Any additional comments?

Waiting eagerly for the next one.

Not the TV series: Better

I've watched all the TV series. This is similar but still very different. It is better. Has more surprising events with twists and turns. A 45 minute TV cannot hope to include it all

Excellent entertainment and a great listen.

What did you love best about Unnatural Habits?

Kerry Greenwood has put together another excellent plot with Phrynne having to solve a number of disappearances with the help of her minions. Once again Stephanie Daniels gives a great performance.

Which character – as performed by Stephanie Daniel – was your favorite?

Phrynne is as always, my favourite character in the book and Stephanie gives her the exact voice I woulod expect her to have.

Any additional comments?

This series is a great collection of detective mysteries with the added bonus of learning about life in Australia in the twenties. Each book provides a list of interesting characters and plots and simply a lovely piece of entertainment.

interesting

A well told story full of adventures. Our friends are drawn into a very dark side of humanity, which is shocking in its truthfulness.

One of the Best Miss Fisher stories

Great story with many mysteries to unravel and solve: missing and kidnapped girls, white slavery, possible accusations against homosexual men, a reporter looking into the missing girls is kidnapped but by whom seems also a mystery. Miss Fisher and her friends set to work to discover all and clear the unjustly accused as well. Excellent narration as usual by Stephanie Daniel as usual but always delightful.

Phryne Fisher is a Hoot

A smart, Agatha Chritie-esc series.  Phryne Fisher is a well off, matter of fact aristocrat, who has acquired many important contacts and friends through her previous sleuthing adventures.  Phryne is one of those characters that I wish I knew, she is a real pistol in this delightful book that offers a little bit of everything;  suspense, romance, some off color characters, and a good, believable mystery.

In this episode Phryne is on a mission to locate three missing, pregnant girls who have all disappeared under similar circumstances.  As her investigation proceeds she must go undercover, and while in disguise, she is aghast to come across some cruel and disturbing crimes being committed by some very unlikely characters.  With the help of the law and her beloved, loyal minions, she sets out to thwart and arrest all nasty, extending tentacles that are attached to her appalling discoveries. 

Stephanie Daniel is the ideal narrator for Phryne's character.  Her other voices are distinct and create true personality and spirit for each in the vast cast of characters.  This was my first in this series but look forward to more of her fun, fast paced mystery escapades.

Very entertaining! Loved the narrator.

the mystery had many twists and colorful characters as well as evil ones. The narrator was crisp, clear and fun to listen too! I loved her different voices for the variety of characters.