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Cocaine Blues

By: Kerry Greenwood
Narrated by: Stephanie Daniel
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Publisher's summary

Unforgettable characters and a fascinating 1920s setting.

It's the end of the roaring twenties, and the exuberant and Honourable Phryne Fisher is dancing and gaming with gay abandon. But she becomes bored with London and the endless round of parties. In search of excitement, she sets her sights on a spot of detective work in Melbourne, Australia. And so mystery and the beautiful Russian dancer, Sasha de Lisse, appear in her life. From then on it's all cocaine and communism until her adventure reaches its steamy end in the Turkish baths of Little Lonsdale Street.

©2006 Kerry Greenwood (P)2006 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Critic reviews

“A delicious bon-bon of a book that will have readers eagerly looking forward to the sequel." ( The Weekend Australian)
"A scintillating start to the series." ( The Advertiser)

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Decent listen. Narrator's voice was very good. I don't know that I will get any more of these but I might. I think I prefer the show to the books.

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Great. I enjoyed it very much

Impecable reading. I love it. Great Story. Phryne is very clever. I want to read more.

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Enjoyable if you like Phryne Fisher

Phryne Fisher is a progressive woman living in the roaring twenties. Her family was living in poverty in Australia when several distant relatives passed away and thus making her father a baron. While Phryne may be enjoying the luxuries of her family's sudden wealth, she finds excitement in solving mysteries. This being the first book, a lot of attention is on developing the characters - Phryne and her social circle of friends and acquaintances.

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miss fisher

loved watching these on ovation so I figured I'd give them a try on audible. great interpretation. some of it is different so I'm glad I've heard both versions.

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Slow to Start, but what a Finish!

I was introduced to Phryne Fisher on Netflix, and boy was I excited to see that it originated as a book series! Listening to the book series takes a little getting used to, as the writing is styled very similar to the time period, which is amazing, but is an adjustment for some modern readers.

The voices were fantastic, the accents, and Dot! Ah, Dot. She was great.

I've already purchased the next two books, and I can't wait to continue my adventures with Miss Fisher!

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Books are best

Saw the TV series first but I’m enjoying the books so much more! Books are truly best.

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Enjoyed the book. It was very entertaining and reading how it all started. Good book.

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So much fun!

Very enjoyable! I loved the characters. Narrated nailed it! Recommended for a fun & engrossing listen.

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Narrator drives me crazy

What did you like best about Cocaine Blues? What did you like least?

I almost couldn't finish this book because the narrator made me crazy. I felt like I could hear her swallowing every other minute. Surely an audible book narrator can find a way to combat this problem. Perhaps the producers can edit that horrible sound out? It is so distracting!

Would you be willing to try another one of Stephanie Daniel’s performances?

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Class Act All Around

Excellent voice work by the reader delivers this tale that is both engaging and exciting. A lot of fun!

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