A review by meganpbennett
Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The first book in the series from which the marvelous Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries TV who was created. If you've watched the first episode, then you know more or less how the book is going to play out, with three mysteries creating the bulk of the plot of the story. The first mystery is what sends Phryne Fisher to Australia - parents who think that their daughter is being poisoned. The second mystery starts when a man forces a bleeding woman - Alice - into Burt and Ces's taxi cab, and it turns out that there is a man who is raping women and botching their abortions; several have died. Since abortions are illegal in Australia at the time, the women who survived are refusing to come forward. Since the women who've died have been prostitutes, the police aren't really investigating. Alice, who really has been taken down the rabbit hole, may be crucial to finding this person and bringing him into justice. The third mystery involves the titular cocaine - The King of Snow is inundating Australia with the stuff, and the police can't seem to do anything. A Russian dancer is crucial to the cocaine plot.

Overall, it's a good mystery, well-written, with good characters. Very interesting. 
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