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Jul 02, 2016herpwop1 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I had enjoyed the TV series based on Greenwood's mysteries and decided to read some of the novels. Phryne (pronounced "Fry-knee") is an independent woman in the 1920s who comes to Melbourne searching for a British couple's daughter. There are a couple plots in the novel, and some major characters are introduced. The first TV program followed the book pretty well, although the relationship between Phryne and the the policeman Jack Robinson is built up for the TV series. Greenwood describes Phyrne's scandalous, but beautiful, clothing - something that didn't interest me as much as it might interest others - and shows the character as a "take charge" woman in an era when women were just coming into their own. The main mystery is interesting and I didn't guess the ending. All in all, an excellent beginning to the series.