Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood
Grade: A-
How I Found It: I began watching Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries on Netflix. I loved the first one, and decided to read the first book, which I devoured in two days.
Makes Me Want To: Read the rest of the Phryne Fisher series
My Thoughts: I love mysteries. They are my genre fiction of choice, though some are more engaging than others, some have better settings than others, and some have more entertaining detectives than others.
Phryne Fisher is three for three.
The plot involves the cocaine trade, a Turkish bathhouse, Russian dancers, and the takedown of a butcher abortionist. The books are set in Melbourne, Australia, in the 1920’s, and Phyrne is fabulous. In reading a bit more about her, I learned that Kerry Greenwood wanted to create a female hero as free as a male hero. Victory.
I also read Flying Too High and Murder on the Ballarat Train. Phyrne’s third adventure was different and darker than the televised version, and not as enjoyable. (more…)
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