(DVD Miss)
Last month I reviewed “Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries” on DVD, that take place in the late 1920’s Melbourne, Australia. That series is based on the Phryne Fisher books by Kerry Greenwood.
Miss Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries is an offshoot and revolves around Miss Fisher’s niece, Peregrine Fisher, in
1960’s Melbourne. Peregrine inherits Phryne’s fortune when she goes missing
after crashing in the jungle over New Guinea. Peregrine had never met her aunt
and decides to follow in her footsteps to become a private-detective. She makes
her way to Phryne’s club, The Adventuresses’ Club, where she is befriended by
the other members who thought highly of Phryne.
I wasn’t sure I’d take to this
series because I’m not that fond of the 1960’s – the color schemes, the
furniture, the blatant sexism. But I ended up enjoying the characters, the
mysteries, and watching Peregrine take on the challenges of meeting, learning
from, and befriending the exceptional women of the Adventuresses’ Club.
Of course our thoroughly modern
heroine meets a straitlaced guy, James, who is a police detective (just as her
aunt did). He tries to dissuade her from investigating the various murders she
encounters but they end up teaming together – against the wishes of his
captain.
Produced by Acorn, the library owns
all of this series on DVD.
( Internet Movie
Database entry for this series )
See
Charlotte M.’s review of The Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries in the January 2024 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, February 29th, 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, we'll be discussing the recent thriller The Only One Left by American thriller/suspense author Riley Sager.
Even if you haven't read The Only One Left 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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