The Lady with the Gun asks the Questions: The ultimate Miss Phryne Fisher collection
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- Author：Kerry Greenwood
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Reviews
Ranada
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Loved the short stories！ Great narrator。
Tamara Petersen
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Brilliant！ I just adore Phryne
Deb F
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Have read most of these before in 'A Question of Death'。 Apparently some have been re-written/tightened up。 The stories are - 1。 Hotel Splendide， where Phryne is staying in Paris， and the female half of a honeymooning Australian couple reappears， and claims the hotel has stolen her husband。 And they have。 2。 The Voice is Jacob's Voice。 At one of Phryne's 'pay back' parties， two brothers almost come to blows。 Both need to remain sober until inheritance， and their Trustee， Mr Crabbe， is there to w Have read most of these before in 'A Question of Death'。 Apparently some have been re-written/tightened up。 The stories are - 1。 Hotel Splendide， where Phryne is staying in Paris， and the female half of a honeymooning Australian couple reappears， and claims the hotel has stolen her husband。 And they have。 2。 The Voice is Jacob's Voice。 At one of Phryne's 'pay back' parties， two brothers almost come to blows。 Both need to remain sober until inheritance， and their Trustee， Mr Crabbe， is there to watch。 Not sure the outcome， as far as the remaining family members are concerned， is sufficient。 3。 Marrying the Bookie's Daughter - In which Lindsay Herbert proposes to Phryne， and when the female assistant Chloe Smith has important information about the forthcoming marriage of the son of the Fletcher house。 4。 The Vanishing of Jock McHale's Hat - where Archbishop Mannix comes to owe Phryne a favour， after she quickly determines who has stolen a man's hat while he sits in church。 5。 Puttin' on the Ritz - William Barlow， a lawyer who works with Jilly， needs his mothers pearls to pay for a fund to help people who can't afford lawyers。 But his father has given them to the woman he's dating。 Luckily， there's a legend about Cleopatra and Caesar， and the most expensive drink in the world。 6。 The Body in the Library - five pages - a body found in the library of Robert Sanderson， who is trying to reform prostitution law， turns out to have a link to Reverend Josiah Blackroot。 Mrs Trellis-Smythe。 7。 The Miracle of St Mungo。 When Lucy， Lady Wessex， a sweet young thing has been cheating on her husband， and has had a locket stolen for blackmail by Percy Fellowes， Phryne steps in， invoking a family legend。 St Mungo， patron saint of Glasgow。 8。 Overheard on a Balcony。 The Queenscliff Hotel June 25th 1928 General Alexander Harbottle is not nice to his wife Emmy。 He takes a drink， and keels over。 And the person Phryne initially tags as responsible， isn't。 And no one heard anything on the balcony 9。 The Hours of Juana the Mad。 Phryne is at Melbourne University， and has a treasure quest。 The addition of the sub plot with the student and the exam， improved this story in a later book。 10。 Death shall be Dead Jack Robinson reports to Phryne that someone is trying to kill Albie Jackson， who lives in Austin St Footscray。 Thomas Mason and his wife Mary （whom Phryne helped escape and divorce him） are involved。 Jack Robinson， who has been studying Chaucer， gains a dog， who was originally Anubis， and becomes Blackie。 11。 Carnival Phryne takes Bobby Fergusson to the carnival， and he bleats on about having lost his pearls。 12。 The Camberwell Wonder - A stained collar is found， and a man who doesn't understand the consequences （gardener Stevie Slade） admits to killing Mr Joshua Clarke， who appears to have been a smuggler。 Phryne mentions 'The Camden wonder'， where there was no corpse。 13。 Come Sable Night 1928 and Phryne has Madrigal singers at her house。 Lawrence Newhouse-Gore is now engaged to his ex fiance's sister。 He's allergic to bee stings。 But is it murder， after all？ 14。 The Boxer （New One） Mrs Florence Ragnell employed Phryne to find her granddaughter。 Phryne meets a match girl， A 6'7" Boxing Bear， and a doctor named Henry James who is a Grammar boy， and told what to do to avoid being hanged。 15。 A Matter of Style （New One） Phryne visits Madame Latour's 'Salon de Paris' in Port Melbourne， where Mrs Ballard is holding forth about her missing jewellery。 16。 The Chocolate Factory （New One） Phryne and Ember are painted for the front of a Dark Lady chocolate box from Charpentier's。 She gives the nougat to Jane and Ruth - and it contains mustard。 17。 The Bells of St Paul's （New One） - Tea at the Windsor allows Phryne to hear that the bells are not ringing as usual。 She determines the message， and arrives to find she is not the only one to have done so - and she meets up with Michael aka Toby， Viscount Windemere， who is in love with the Dean's daughter Rose， eventually Countess of Grasmere。 。。。more
Jacquie
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Fun。 Good short stories。 Love Phryne Fisher。
Andrew
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A nice， fun collection of short stories from the world of Miss Phryne Fisher series （I've only audiobooked three from my local library in this order: Murder on the Ballarat Train， Flying Too High & The Green Mill Murder） and while fun， most of these stories have been published before， I think， in A Question of Death: An Illustrated Phryne Fisher Treasury or else where。 But this was a fun collection。 Might not be everyone's cup of tea， but I seem to enjoy "cosy" crimes lately and this fits the bi A nice， fun collection of short stories from the world of Miss Phryne Fisher series （I've only audiobooked three from my local library in this order: Murder on the Ballarat Train， Flying Too High & The Green Mill Murder） and while fun， most of these stories have been published before， I think， in A Question of Death: An Illustrated Phryne Fisher Treasury or else where。 But this was a fun collection。 Might not be everyone's cup of tea， but I seem to enjoy "cosy" crimes lately and this fits the bill。 。。。more
Laura
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This was my first foray into the book world of the Hon。 Miss Phryne Fisher although I’m a fan of the TV series。It took me a few of the short stories to get into the writing style and the conversation style but I enjoyed how book！Phryne was more no-nonsense and sharp when compared to the screen！Phyrne。I’m not sure the short story format was quite my cup of tea because I found them a bit too short but the plots were all different and they had a menagerie of characters which was fun to read about。 This was my first foray into the book world of the Hon。 Miss Phryne Fisher although I’m a fan of the TV series。It took me a few of the short stories to get into the writing style and the conversation style but I enjoyed how book！Phryne was more no-nonsense and sharp when compared to the screen！Phyrne。I’m not sure the short story format was quite my cup of tea because I found them a bit too short but the plots were all different and they had a menagerie of characters which was fun to read about。 I think I’d like to give the novels a go and see if my ambivalence to the mystery genre might finally get kicked to the curb！I would recommend this to people who have seen the TV series but not read the books so long as they’re willing to willing to read the first few stories to get into the swing of things。 。。。more
Alana Shum
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I enjoyed these short stories， and will now go back and reread the books。
Sharon J
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What an absolutely delightful series of short stories about the gorgeous Phryne Fisher！ Highly recommended read especially if you also love the others books。
Fiona Mackie
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Didn’t realise this was a reprint of A Question of Death， with four new stories thrown in as a sweetener， and all the non-story extras removed。 Disappointing and not worth it tbh， although the cover is gorgeous。
Jill Lawson
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An absolute delight from beginning to end。 This little book is so much more than a collection of short stories。 Yes， the stories are vintage Phryne - almost literally as only 4 are new， but who cares？ The bonus is the introduction telling us just how Phryne sprung to life and also how Kerry Greenwood sees the screen versus the book versions and why they are different。 My only complaint is how to pause in reading - you finish one story and can't help but dive straight into the next one。 An absolute delight from beginning to end。 This little book is so much more than a collection of short stories。 Yes， the stories are vintage Phryne - almost literally as only 4 are new， but who cares？ The bonus is the introduction telling us just how Phryne sprung to life and also how Kerry Greenwood sees the screen versus the book versions and why they are different。 My only complaint is how to pause in reading - you finish one story and can't help but dive straight into the next one。 。。。more
Giovanna Walker
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Fun and entertaining - just what I needed， Greenwood is back with these short stories。 There are 4 new ones， the rest are from a previous collection （updated）。 I really liked the forward - Greenwood sharing her Phyrne writing journey。 Much more enjoyable than her latest long form novel （which I WANTED to love， but it was just too convoluted）。 These are short and sweet and amusing。
Phrynne
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I have read all of the Phryne Fisher books but this is the first time I have read any short stories about her。 I enjoyed them very much。 I especially liked Kerry Greenwood's introduction 'On Phryne Fisher' in which she discusses how Phryne and her series began。 She had very definite ideas about how her main character would be。 "I wanted her to be like James Bond with better clothes and fewer gadgets。" She wanted a female detective unlike the norm， one that was "without guilt， with boundless self I have read all of the Phryne Fisher books but this is the first time I have read any short stories about her。 I enjoyed them very much。 I especially liked Kerry Greenwood's introduction 'On Phryne Fisher' in which she discusses how Phryne and her series began。 She had very definite ideas about how her main character would be。 "I wanted her to be like James Bond with better clothes and fewer gadgets。" She wanted a female detective unlike the norm， one that was "without guilt， with boundless self esteem-as a role model perhaps。" She certainly achieved her goals。All of the stories were good though I especially enjoyed Hotel Splendide， Death Shall be Dead， Carnival and The Bells of St。Pauls。 I did wish once or twice that she had extended a story into a full book。 Several of them definitely had the makings for a novel！ Since she did not I hope her muse is currently poking her in the middle of the back and growling 'Wake up and write the book。" The Honorable Phryne Fisher has lots of life in her yet。 。。。more
Amanda - Mrs B's Book Reviews
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*https://mrsbbookreviews。wordpress。comChic and dignified， Miss Phryne Fisher is the epitome of 1920s glamour。 With plenty of sass and pizzazz， this beautiful detective charms her way through the various crimes that come her way。 Now immortalised on the small and big screen， this enigmatic literary heroine returns in a short story collection， which features four brand new adventures。 The Lady with the Gun Asks the Questions is a lively read for fans old and new of the honourable Phryne Fisher。Tra *https://mrsbbookreviews。wordpress。comChic and dignified， Miss Phryne Fisher is the epitome of 1920s glamour。 With plenty of sass and pizzazz， this beautiful detective charms her way through the various crimes that come her way。 Now immortalised on the small and big screen， this enigmatic literary heroine returns in a short story collection， which features four brand new adventures。 The Lady with the Gun Asks the Questions is a lively read for fans old and new of the honourable Phryne Fisher。Travel back in time to Melbourne in the 1920s in the company of the esteemed Miss Fisher， as she uses her beauty， wit， intelligence and elegance to solve a variety of mysteries。 There is no doubting Miss Fisher’s natural charm and sharp mind as she works to solve some of Melbourne’s most baffling crimes。 Each of the cases presented in this short story collection are perplexing， amusing， merry and besetting。 Accompanying Miss Fisher on her crime-based adventures are her entourage， which includes gentle Dot， Mr Butler and Detective Jack。 With the support of these allies， Miss Fisher seizes the day yet again when there is a crime to be solved。The Lady with the Gun Asks the Questions （intriguing title） is a 2021 publication from Allen and Unwin。 Seventeen short stories that all feature the invincible Miss Phryne Fisher fill this collection。 Four of the stories included in Kerry Greenwood’s title are brand new， while the remaining tales are taken from a previous treasury。 All are based around the same location and time frame， Melbourne in the year 1928。 This is a setting and era that I find very intriguing， so the opportunity to read The Lady with the Gun Asks the Questions definitely appealed。I am a big fan of the both the page and screen versions of Miss Fisher。 I finished viewing the television series some time ago now and I plan to watch the feature length movie very soon。 I have also been making my way through the twenty strong book collection of the Phryne Fisher Mysteries series。 The Lady with the Gun Asks the Questions offered me a great opportunity to join one of my favourite literary heroines on a handful of new adventures。 Although it would have been nice to have a collection of all new mysteries in this release， the four I was granted with was very much welcomed on my behalf。 I did feel I relied upon my own background knowledge of both the previous books and the television series to navigate through this new volume of stories。 There was a spasmodic feel to this compilation at times and as I am generally not a fan of the short story format， I did have to work hard to attain the full entertainment value of this assortment of Miss Fisher puzzles。 However， I couldn’t fault the history， period detail and setting base， along with the loyal characterisation。 Kerry Greenwood knows her cast like the back of her hand。 This release was no exception to her previous works。An opening ‘Apologia’ from author Kerry Greenwood precedes this collection and it is worth reading prior to starting your journey with The Lady with the Gun Asks the Questions。 Following this bonus extra is a six-page spread on Phryne Fisher。 This supplement gives the reader an essential insight into the origins of this amazing character， her background， past， early beginnings and Kerry Greenwood’s intentions for her page creation。 I found this beneficial as a fan of the series。 An accompanying Glossary at close of the book rounds off this collection nicely。 The Lady with the Gun Asks the Questions is a fine addition to the Phryne Fisher Mysteries series。*Thanks extended to Allen & Unwin for providing a free copy of this book for review purposes。The Lady with the Gun Asks the Questions is book #30 of the 2021 Australian Women Writers Challenge 。。。more
Craig / Phil
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Thank you Allen & Unwin for sending us a copy to read and review。Miss Phryne Fisher is a legendary character created by Kerry Greenwood that has successfully been transformed from paper to film。 Epitome of the 1920’s chic and style she is bold and brash while maintaining a high level of professionalism and decorum。 This a collection of stories that add to the ones already popularised and it was great to reacquaint with Dot and others from the series。 The stories so typical of the encounters she Thank you Allen & Unwin for sending us a copy to read and review。Miss Phryne Fisher is a legendary character created by Kerry Greenwood that has successfully been transformed from paper to film。 Epitome of the 1920’s chic and style she is bold and brash while maintaining a high level of professionalism and decorum。 This a collection of stories that add to the ones already popularised and it was great to reacquaint with Dot and others from the series。 The stories so typical of the encounters she has， with descriptive Melbourne scenes and the zippy car she drives and her beautiful house。 I found it fascinating how the character was developed， named and literally became a presence。 A detection of a little eccentricity when reading about the author herself。Mostly brief and interesting the collection didn’t have any real juicy murder mystery ordeals。 If you didn’t have a background either from television or the books you would not really make sense of the stories。 They would seem disjointed and confusing。 Thanks to the ABC these stories came alive in my head and I could hear the voices and imagine the scenes。 I enjoyed this rendezvous with the iconic lady who carries a gun and makes you laugh。 。。。more
Fiona
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Re-reading short stories and a holiday is always nice， especially when they’ve been updated and a handful of new ones added。 And one with chocolate。 Love book Phryne。
Brenda
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The Lady With the Gun Asks the Questions by Aussie author Kerry Greenwood is a delightful collection of stories set in 1928， Melbourne and featuring the irrepressible and enigmatic Miss Phryne Fisher， along with her loyal friends。Some stories were longer than others; some were more intriguing than others， but I particularly liked Hotel Splendide。 Phryne’s quick wit and way of immediately judging a character good or bad; her tricks of the trade and kind heart， had her seeing through the hotel cle The Lady With the Gun Asks the Questions by Aussie author Kerry Greenwood is a delightful collection of stories set in 1928， Melbourne and featuring the irrepressible and enigmatic Miss Phryne Fisher， along with her loyal friends。Some stories were longer than others; some were more intriguing than others， but I particularly liked Hotel Splendide。 Phryne’s quick wit and way of immediately judging a character good or bad; her tricks of the trade and kind heart， had her seeing through the hotel clerk before he’d fully completed his monologue。 Phryne’s novels are something I enjoy， and this collection of short stories doesn’t disappoint。 Recommended。With thanks to Allen & Unwin AU for my ARC to read in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Shelleyrae at Book'd Out
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If you are not yet familiar with the Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher， then this collection of short stories is a wonderful introduction to the elegant， sensual， and sassy lady private detective， while established fans will enjoy the opportunity to again accompany the intrepid investigator on her adventures in 1920’s Melbourne， and occasionally further afield。In her introduction to The Lady With the Gun Asks the Questions， tagged ‘The ultimate Miss Phryne Fisher Collection’， Kerry Greenwood shares If you are not yet familiar with the Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher， then this collection of short stories is a wonderful introduction to the elegant， sensual， and sassy lady private detective， while established fans will enjoy the opportunity to again accompany the intrepid investigator on her adventures in 1920’s Melbourne， and occasionally further afield。In her introduction to The Lady With the Gun Asks the Questions， tagged ‘The ultimate Miss Phryne Fisher Collection’， Kerry Greenwood shares a little about how she developed Phryne， and her writing process。 Greenwood also reminds readers that there are several significant differences between the world of the book series and that of the television series - Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries。 That said， anyone familiar with only the show will recognise Phryne’s companions， as well as several settings and scenes。I was a little disappointed to find that of the seventeen short stories offered in The Lady With the Gun Asks the Questions， there are only four new tales， set around the same time as the 21st book in the series， Death in Daylesford， published earlier this year。 The bulk have been published previously in a 2008 collection， A Question of Death， though Greenwood comments that some of these have since been edited to fit better with the chronology of the series。Regardless， whether Phryne is searching for a missing husband， or a hat， outsmarting a blackmailer， or a cheat， or identifying a murderer， I found all of the story’s in The Lady With the Gun Asks the Questions to be engaging。 As always， I love Phryne’s dry observations and quick wit， her disinclination for suffering fools and her bent for natural justice。 Clever， entertaining， and charming， I found The Lady With the Gun Asks the Questions to be a delight to read。 。。。more
Schizanthus Nerd
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