After recently being bowled over by Phryne (rhymes with briny) Fisher, a young woman who solves mysteries while exhibiting reason, fashion sense, and lust, I needed to read the first book in the series, Cocaine Blues (set in the late 1920s). Within 6 pages, Phryne goes from living in Britain, attending a huge dinner party where a diamond necklace is stolen (and solving the crime in five minutes, tops) to getting her next job, finding out what's up with the adult daughter of a rich, worried couple. Phryne packs up a truckload of clothing and takes up life in the poshest hotel in Melbourne, Australia. Upon entering the country down under, where Phryne had lived in her youth, she hears much talk of lives wasted due to the influence of cocaine. She also learns that there is an abortionist at loose in the city, butchering young women in trouble.Hold onto your hats; the action never slows down for long! I will definitely be reading more of this series.
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