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Introducing the Honourable Phryne Fisher: Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries 1, 2 & 3
Kerry Greenwood
4.2 AVERAGE
21 reviews for:
Introducing the Honourable Phryne Fisher: Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries 1, 2 & 3
Kerry Greenwood
4.2 AVERAGE
I wasn't sure if I would like this series but am grateful a friend gave me this book as a gift. I will now have to hunt down the rest of the series.
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Ahhh the books are so good too! A little formulaic, though this is more in structure than in the cases themselves. But even the cases that they did use on the show are so different from how they were adapted that they're totally worth reading. They're quiite a bit darker, though not ina way that I found salacious. Phyrne herself remains a goddamn treasure who I love and whose wardrobe I want to steal. Even in the books when she bagged a new beautiful young man, I was like, "GIT IT." I may now have a genuine addiction to these books.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
This has the first 3 books in the series. Loved it. Am a big fan of the TV show and am super happy with the characters and stories so far. Looking forward up reading the rest
I love Phryne Fisher. I want to BE Phryne Fisher. These three books are a great introduction to Phryne. If you've watched the show, two of these books will seem mildly familiar although there are some big plot differences but Miss Fisher is the same awesome detective. She is clever, insightful, fun, and fearless.
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Very well written mysteries, but the undiluted Phryne is too strong a brew for my tastes
If you're coming to these books after seeing the TV series, you may be disappointed both in Phryne's character as written and by the somewhat repetitive and formulaic writing itself.
In these first three books, Phryne comes off not as an accomplished woman determined to live life to its fullest after surviving an impoverished childhood and service in the first world war, but as a sort of idle brat who drifts into detecting out of boredom and a lack of purpose. The mysteries themselves are fine beach reading, but Phryne herself is vaguely irritating. As with the True Blood series, I think Phryne Fisher (and the other characters) are actually better served by her adaptors than by her creator.
In these first three books, Phryne comes off not as an accomplished woman determined to live life to its fullest after surviving an impoverished childhood and service in the first world war, but as a sort of idle brat who drifts into detecting out of boredom and a lack of purpose. The mysteries themselves are fine beach reading, but Phryne herself is vaguely irritating. As with the True Blood series, I think Phryne Fisher (and the other characters) are actually better served by her adaptors than by her creator.