The Castlemaine Murders

A Phryne Fisher Mystery

By: Kerry Greenwood

Narrated by: Stephanie Daniel

Phryne Fisher is back - as smart and as sassy as ever.

Phryne Fisher, her sister Beth, and her faithful maid Dot take a trip to an amusement park with Phryne's two daughters Ruth and Jane. But in the dusty dark Ghost Train, a mummified bullet-studded corpse falls to the ground in front of them. Digging to the bottom of this long-standing mystery takes her to the country town of Castlemaine where it soon becomes obvious that someone is trying to muzzle her investigations. Meanwhile, Phryne's lover Lin Chung has his own mystery to solve.

©2003 Kerry Greenwood (P)2004 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd.

Critic reviews

"Appealing characters and witty banter make for an enjoyable caper." ( Publishers Weekly)

Wonderful

Loved everything about this book! Good for when you want a mystery and love story

Excellent Narration

Stephanie Daniel is excellent! She does multiple voices and accents easily. I'm addicted to the Phryne series - books and TV show. Lots of fun, mystery, and woman power!

Phryne wins again

I just love these characters and the feminist viewpoint of the author. So well written with a great vocabulary.

Delightful Entry in the Phryne Fisher Series

A trip to an amusement park yields a dead body that has been mummified and likely dead for 50 years. Phryne struggles with her current domestic situation because her haughty, complaining sister Eliza has come to visit. When Eliza finally thaws, it is to confess that their father wants to sell her to one of two suitors, an icy old relic or a musclebound oaf who's threatened her and, unlike Phryne, Eliza hasn't come into an inheritance she can live on. She truly wants to work with the poor, joining a fellow inspiring worker whom she loves. The musclebound oaf has followed her to Australia, and it turns out has a connection to the murder, which Phryne has gone to the small town of Castlemain to investigate. Lin Chung is in Castlemain too. Earlier in the book he has settled a longterm feud with another Chinese family in hilarious fashion and is now in Castlemain representing his family as its head and rendering judgments on many domestic issues. He does a great job, but when Phryne disappears, finding her naturally becomes his priority. He rallies the local police to a hitherto undreamt-of level of competence but as usual Phryne possesses a miraculous ability to save herself while solving the mystery.

Priest

I enjoy the story for the most part, but tired of the bed humping now she's involved with a married man. even if it's cultural for him. and miss.fisher has the wife make her gardens. really.