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A review by mjporterauthor
Blood and Circuses by Kerry Greenwood
4.0
Free E-Arc received from NetGalley.
This is the second Phryne Fisher book I've read, (and I'm now addicted to the TV series as well) and I found I enjoyed it much more than the first. This is probably because I'm used to the characters from the TV series. That said, I also think it's an easier read than the first book I read.
The book flows well although I did notice that by the time the real work of solving the mystery was under way, I was 80% through the novel, and as such, it seems that solving the mystery is of secondary importance to the story of the circus and the attendant 'hanger-on's'. A fair portion of the novel is also concerned with the investigation taking place by the police and concerned with the gang warfare - and this rounds out the story nicely, but means that we spend less time with Phryne than you might expect.
Overall - an enjoyable jaunt set in the late 1920's in Australia.
This is the second Phryne Fisher book I've read, (and I'm now addicted to the TV series as well) and I found I enjoyed it much more than the first. This is probably because I'm used to the characters from the TV series. That said, I also think it's an easier read than the first book I read.
The book flows well although I did notice that by the time the real work of solving the mystery was under way, I was 80% through the novel, and as such, it seems that solving the mystery is of secondary importance to the story of the circus and the attendant 'hanger-on's'. A fair portion of the novel is also concerned with the investigation taking place by the police and concerned with the gang warfare - and this rounds out the story nicely, but means that we spend less time with Phryne than you might expect.
Overall - an enjoyable jaunt set in the late 1920's in Australia.