Murder in Montparnasse

Kerry Greenwood

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Allen & Unwin
01 June 2002

Crime & Mystery; Australian Crime Fiction

Series: Phryne Fisher

The divine Phryne Fisher returns to lead another dance of intrigue.

Seven Australian soldiers, carousing in Paris in 1918, unknowingly witness a murder and their presence has devastating consequences. Ten years later, two are dead . under very suspicious circumstances.

Phryne's wharfie mates, Bert and Cec, appeal to her for help. They were part of this group of soldiers in 1918 and they fear for their lives and for those of the other three men. It's only as Phryne delves into the investigation that she, too, remembers being in Montparnasse on that very same day.

While Phryne is occupied with memories of Montparnasse past and the race to outpace the murderer, she finds troubles of a different kind at home. Her lover, Lin Chung, is about to be married. And the effect this is having on her own usually peaceful household is disastrous.

'Phryne Fisher is young, wealthy, beautiful, smart, confident and independently minded . and she has a knack for solving murders when she is not sipping a strengthening cocktail or planning another seduction.'

- The Australian's Review of Books

By: Kerry Greenwood
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 195mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 289g
ISBN: 9781865088068
ISBN 10: 1865088064
Series: Phryne Fisher
Pages: 300
Publication Date: 01 June 2002
Recommended Age: From
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Murder in Montparnasse

Greenwood's strength lies in her ability to create characters that are wholly satisfying: the bad guys are bad, and the good guys are great. * Vogue * Elegant, fabulously wealthy and sharp as a tack, Phryne sleuths with customary panache... [she is] irresistibly charming * The Age * Phryne Fisher is gutsy and adventurous, and endowed with plenty of grey matter. * West Australian * In a word: delightful * Herald Sun *

Short-listed for Davitt Award for Australian Women's Crime Writing 2003 (Australia)
Short-listed for Ned Kelly Lifetime Achievement Award 2003 (Australia)
Short-listed for Sisters in Crime Lifetime Achievement Award 2013 (Australia)
Shortlisted for Ned Kelly Awards for Australian Crime Writing: Best Crime Novel 2003.
Shortlisted for Sisters in Crime's Davitt Awards: Best Adult Novel 2003.