Death Before Wicket

By: Kerry Greenwood

Narrated by: Stephanie Daniel

The sassy Phryne Fisher comes to Sydney! This is the 10th Phryne Fisher mystery.

Phryne Fisher has plans for her Sydney sojourn, but they begin to go awry when Phryne's maid discovers that her respectable sister Joan has left her family for the murky nightlife on the Cross...and then postponed again because Phyrne is definitely not the woman to say 'no' when two delightful young men are on their knees, begging for her help in finding their friend innocent of theft.

It all sounds simple enough as Phryne sets investigations into motion. But when greed and fear are the motivating factors, people become ruthless and Phyrne quickly finds herself enmeshed in blackmail, secrets, lies and the dangerous influences of deep magic.

©2008 Kerry Greenwood (P)2008 Bolinda

Bowled Over

I really enjoyed this one it had a different flavor some how it wasn't something I could put my finger on ,maybe it was because this particular tale is set in Sydney instead of Melbourne .We find our beautiful flapper helping out two chums and a missing Egyptian artifact ,a tad far fetched but that didn't bother me ,Ancient Egyptian curses and the gentleman's game of cricket some how are seamlessly merged into a fantastic story.
Only Kerry could pull that off.

Another Phryne Winner

Didn't know what to expect -- this one wasn't on the TV show as far as I remember. It was a bit complicated -- a lot of professors to keep track of -- but worth the effort. I love Dot and her sister, although I think Fishbait should have left a much less gentle admonition to Dot's sister's husband... I love Josh's Mom too.

Classic Phryne

Death Before Wicket has all the pleasures you expect to get from a Phryne Fisher novel, except this time in a totally new location, Sydney, with new and very different characters. I love how Kerry Greenwood reliable delivers all the right components while keeping each book totally fresh and new.

Delightful!

Phryne and Dot travel to Sydney in this delightful romp. Phryne has promised two college students that she will help their friend who has been accused of theft. Dot wishes to visit her sister, who turns out to be missing, so Phryne sets out to solve both mysteries while enchanting faculty members and undergraduates alike, watching cricket, and dealing with a mesmerist. I love this book, especially the bickering faculty, although it is less action packed than most of her books.

Wow

This was very convoluted in trying to figure it out! Evil exists and of course Phryne finds it. Great narrative