(DVD Miss)
This character-driven mystery series takes place in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in the late 1920’s. Produced by Acorn so you know this series is going to be well done between the acting, the sense of place, and the interesting mysteries.
The world is still recovering from
WWI and Phryne Fisher is new to the wealthy, titled life as her family grew up
in poverty. However, due to all the family men dying in the war, the title and
wealth passed to her father.
Phryne Fisher surrounds herself
with interesting characters as her household help and friends as she gets
involved with solving murders everywhere she goes. She believes she’s as
capable as any man and should have the same rights and privileges. So you can
imagine how she buts heads with the local authorities — who never appreciate a
private individual involved in crime-solving anyway.
Based on the Phryne Fisher novels
by Kerry Greenwood, Lincoln City Libraries owns all of the books, including the
most recent one released this year (2023). LCL has all three of the Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries series, and the
standalone movie, “Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears.”
(If you enjoy this, you may also
wish to try Heat of the Sun, from Masterpiece Theatre’s Mystery series,
vol 1-3.)
(Books in this series are also
available in traditional print format.)
( Internet Movie
Database entry for this series ) | ( official Miss Fisher’s
Murder Mysteries web site )
See Scott C.’s review of the first season of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries in the June 2014 Staff Recommendations here on BookGuide!
Recommended
by Charlotte M.
Bennett Martin Public Library — Public Service
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If you're a mystery fan, you're invited to join us for this month's Just Desserts meeting this coming Thursday, January 25th, at 6:30 p.m. in the 4th floor auditorium of the Bennett Martin Public Library downtown at 14th & "N" St. -- this mystery-themed discussion group meets on the last Thursday of each month, January through October. Tonight, in our 2024 season premiere, we'll be discussing the body of works of contemporary American thriller/suspense author Allison Brennan.
Even if you haven't read anything by Brennan for this specific discussion, you can still participate, and learn about great new mysteries to try! For more information, check out the Just Desserts schedule at https://lincolnlibraries.org/bookguide/book-groups/#justdesserts
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