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I finished my #doublespin, a recent purchase, very late last night. I adore this series and go through waves of binging them.

I used to buy these from Book Depository (RIP), but switched to Blackwell's. I think I can safely #blameitonlitsy for that one :-D

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Book 16 in my reread of the Phryne Fisher series via audiobook is another one of my favorites. These seem to get better with each reading, and as usual, the narrator Stephanie Daniel is phenomenal. I can‘t recommend this series enough. 5⭐️

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#Audiobook
#Mystery
#RoaringTwenties
#PhryneFisherIsMyRoleModel

One more down in my #PhryneMarathon with 4 to go! There‘s only a few series that I can reread on a regular basis, these, Dame Agatha(both Poirot & Miss Marple), The Wheel Of Time & Anne McCaffrey are some. They never get old, just better. Phryne is invited to a large country house party for the end of 1928, but the host has another motive for her, to investigate death threats. Complete with an assassin to uncover, French bohemians & polo players.

It's a long, an heteroclite bunch of things that make a kinda nasty soup of cliches on race, women, drugs you name it it's there. I was taken a bit by surprise because this series had a better than average outlook with these subjects. Big herring... the add on of cocktails recipes. When the bath bubbles fragrances, lunch picnic food and child abuse are on the same level it's time for me to reconsider if I'm still on board with the series.

Being me, I “need” to read in order a series. It's impossible to skip ahead hence I'm reading #16 before reading #17 for #booked2019. Good thing Worlds is on this morning. 🇺🇸 vs 🇩🇪
#readingandwatchinghockey

Bk16 Of The Phryne Fisher series is done. Appropriately, it‘s set Xmas/NewYear of 1928 at a house party in the country.After spending Xmas with her extended family, Phryne has gone to the Best Last Party Of 1928 for a week of eating,dancing & games. But her hosts, the beautiful Templar twins from Paris, have an enemy who‘s not just trying to kill them, but destroy their whole world. When their two young charges go missing, Phryne goes into action.

Sitting on my verandah, reading my Xmas/New Year set Phryne Fisher novel, watching the kids enjoy our display & handing out lollies. Not a bad way to spend a Saturday night!

I‘m a Greenwood fan (but I can‘t stand what the screen adaptation has done to this character, lazy idiocy but I digress!). Murder in the Dark is set at the Last Best Party of 1928 being Christmas & New Years so anyone is looking for a non-traditional seasonal read (& Australia so it‘s HOT!), I‘d recommend adding this to your list. Solid plotting, great characters, a goat, an assassin, a spy and Greenwood‘s superb language use. Highly recommended!

Okay, stretching a tad but #NovemberByTheNumbers for today is the 27th page of the book I‘m about to read on my long haul flight back to Mumbai after a lovely, if fraught and crazy, trip home. 😊😊😊 After such a trip, only Kerry Greenwood would do (But I‘m glad this series is by in large set in Melbourne, I don‘t think I could read about Sydney while leaving it!!).

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#twentyseven

#AugustGrrrl #RichGirl #AndItsAugust #Sassy #day22 The Honourable Phryne Fisher fits both prompts extremely well.She's a very rich girl,came from having nothing on the streets of Melbourne to a titled mansion in England after WWI,she owns a beautiful house,dresses in style & drives around in a red Hispano Suiza.Sassy!Sass doesn't begin to cover her personality.She's smart,cheeky,very confident, snarky,sensual & 100% woman. #phryneappreciationclub

🎉 #partytime #gypsykatsbirthdayweek @GypsyKat

In this book, Phryne attends the Last Best Party of 1928 and solves a mystery of course. 🎉

Oh how I long for Phryne's wardrobe! She always has the most gorgeous dresses and the most fabulous hats. #style #jubilantjuly

Inpatiently waiting for the beginning of the #AsSeenOnTv tomorrow, here's my review of the latest #MissFisher l've read.
Bit disappointing, actually. The story was all over the place and more concerned with fashion and dinner party menu than with the mystery. Being Miss Fisher, it was nice all the same,but l wouldn't recommand this title out of the series

Review here http://theoldshelter.com/thursday-quotables-murder-dark-miss-fisher-mysteries/

The weekend is starting, and l am going to finish my #currentlyreading

Finally off from work. It's been a tiring couple of days, l don't even know why.
Let me get to the train and read some more of this.
And if l have any luck, l'll be visiting the Art Deco exposition too. Really really hope so 😆

Halfway through it, l'm quite disappointed with this #MissFisher novel

I'm on the train home and ready for this new adventure 😆

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I loved this book! The writing was masterfully done. Historical details were accurate and informative. The people such as the Templars were unique and lovely. My favorite character was Mintie the goat. I cheered when he stole the show at the polo match! This is a must read!!

I braved the cold and wind (Snow has stopped here and has melted from pavement) to get my order from thrift books. Super excited that I was able to get this edition from them because only the tv show tie in cover is available on Amazon. 2 more from this series should be arriving tomorrow and then I'll only be 2 or 3 books away from owning the whole series. If you haven't read these or watched Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, I highly recommend!

Hit a slump with The Summer That Melted Everything so I switched to the next Miss Fisher instead. I love these books!❤️Phryne & family have just celebrated Xmas when she receives an invitation to go to The Last Best Party of 1928, a 4 day decadent party to be held at Chirnside manor in the Victorian hills. But someone doesn't want her there, that someone sends her a coral snake as a gift & nearly kills her. Phryne is now set on going of course!5⭐️