Miss Phryne Fisher by Kerry Greenwood
Miss Phryne Fisher (pronounced “fry-nee”) is the main character in a series of historical mystery novels by Australian novelist Kerry Greenwood. Phryne Fisher is an aristocratic woman sleuth straight out of the roaring twenties, complete with the look of a woman of the time period. However, she is no ordinary woman; she can fly a plane and drives a Hispano-Suiza. The series is set in St. Kilda, Melbourne, Australia.

Kerry Greenwood debuted her Honourable Phryne Fisher character in 1989 with the novel Cocaine Blues (which was also published as Death by Misadventure). The series is currently ongoing, and Greenwood has said that she will continue writing Phryne Fisher mysteries as long as people want to read them. Below is a list of Kerry Greenwood’s Phryne Fisher books in order of when they were first published:

Publication Order of Phryne Fisher Books

Cocaine Blues / Death by Misadventure / Miss Phryne Fisher Investigates (1989)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Flying Too High (1990)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Murder on the Ballarat Train (1991)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Death at Victoria Dock (1992)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Green Mill Murder (1993)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Blood and Circuses (1994)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Ruddy Gore (1995)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Urn Burial (1996)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Raisins and Almonds (1997)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Death Before Wicket (1999)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Away with the Fairies (2001)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Murder in Montparnasse (2002)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Castlemaine Murders (2003)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Queen of the Flowers (2004)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Death by Water (2005)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Murder in the Dark (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Murder on a Midsummer Night (2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Dead Man's Chest (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Unnatural Habits (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Murder and Mendelssohn (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Death in Daylesford (2020)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Murder in Williamstown (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Phryne Fisher Collections

A Question of Death: An Illustrated Phryne Fisher Treasury (2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Lady with the Gun Asks the Questions (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Note: Cocaine Blues is also known as Death by Misadventure.

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Phryne Fisher Synopsis: A Question of Death: An Illustrated Phryne Fisher Treasury is an anthology feautring Kerry Greenwood’s Phryne Fisher character. She has a Lulu bob, green eyes, Cupid Bow’s lips and diamante garters, making her an elegate and irrepressible sleuth from the 1920s. The collection not only includes Phryne Fisher stories, but a listing of her favourites shoes, hats, cocktail recipes and tips on how to discourage unwanted admirers. The collection contains illustrations by Beth Norling.

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