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'Surrounded by secrets, great and small, the formidable Miss Phryne Fisher returns to vanquish injustice.
'When a mysterious invitation arrives for Miss Phryne Fisher from an unknown Captain Herbert Spencer, Phryne's curiosity is excited. Spencer runs a retreat in Victoria's spa country for shell-shocked soldiers of the First World War. It's a cause after Phryne's own heart but what could Spencer want from her?
'Phryne and the faithful Dot view their spa sojourn as a short holiday but are quickly thrown in the midst of disturbing Highland gatherings, disappearing women, murder and the mystery of the Temperance Hotel.
'Meanwhile, Cec, Bert and Tinker find a young woman floating face down in the harbour, dead. Tinker, with Jane and Ruth, Phryne's resilient adopted daughters, together decide to solve what appears to be a heinous crime.
'Disappearances, murder, bombs, booby-traps and strange goings-on land Miss Phryne Fisher right in the middle of her most exciting adventure.' (Publication summary)
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Other Formats
- Dyslexic edition.
- Sound recording.
- Large print.
Works about this Work
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What’s Old Is Now New Again
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19 December 2020; (p. 17)
— Review of Death in Daylesford 2020 single work novel ; Over My Dead Body 2020 single work novel ; Revenge in Rubies 2020 single work novel
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What’s Old Is Now New Again
2020
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19 December 2020; (p. 17)
— Review of Death in Daylesford 2020 single work novel ; Over My Dead Body 2020 single work novel ; Revenge in Rubies 2020 single work novel
Awards
- 2021 longlisted Davitt Award — Best Adult Crime Novel
- Daylesford, Daylesford area, Creswick - Daylesford area, Ballarat - Bendigo area, Victoria,