Listen free for 30 days

Listen with offer

Offer ends May 1st, 2024 11:59PM GMT. Terms and conditions apply.
£7.99/month after 3 months. Renews automatically.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Cocaine Blues cover art

Cocaine Blues

By: Kerry Greenwood
Narrated by: Stephanie Daniel
Get this deal Try for £0.00

Pay £99p/month. After 3 months pay £7.99/month. Renews automatically. See terms for eligibility.

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £17.99

Buy Now for £17.99

Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Listeners also enjoyed...

Earthly Delights cover art
A Very English Murder cover art
Murder at the Dolphin Hotel: A Gripping Cozy Historical Mystery cover art
A Quiet Life in the Country cover art
The Scottish Ladies' Detective Agency cover art
Evans Above cover art
The Captain's Table cover art
Murder Offstage cover art
Murder on the Golden Arrow cover art
Death Among the Diamonds cover art
A Ginger Gold Mysteries Bundle: Books 1-3 cover art
Marriage Can Be Murder cover art
West End Girls cover art
The Designer cover art
Murder in an English Village cover art
Crocodile on the Sandbank cover art

Summary

Unforgettable characters and a fascinating 1920s setting.

It's the end of the roaring twenties, and the exuberant and Honourable Phryne Fisher is dancing and gaming with gay abandon. But she becomes bored with London and the endless round of parties. In search of excitement, she sets her sights on a spot of detective work in Melbourne, Australia. And so mystery and the beautiful Russian dancer, Sasha de Lisse, appear in her life. From then on it's all cocaine and communism until her adventure reaches its steamy end in the Turkish baths of Little Lonsdale Street.

©2006 Kerry Greenwood (P)2006 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Critic reviews

“A delicious bon-bon of a book that will have readers eagerly looking forward to the sequel." ( The Weekend Australian)
"A scintillating start to the series." ( The Advertiser)

What listeners say about Cocaine Blues

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    188
  • 4 Stars
    59
  • 3 Stars
    29
  • 2 Stars
    4
  • 1 Stars
    2
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    167
  • 4 Stars
    50
  • 3 Stars
    20
  • 2 Stars
    4
  • 1 Stars
    4
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    175
  • 4 Stars
    46
  • 3 Stars
    20
  • 2 Stars
    4
  • 1 Stars
    1

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Pleasant but potentially costly surprise

I bought this in a sale because I enjoy the tv programme. Turns out I think I enjoyed this even more. Looks like I’ll be getting them all!!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

3 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars

A positively delightful find

This was a delightful find - kept my interest right to end. A most unusual set of characters which build up as the books develop. I would recommend this series to everyone.



Based in the 1920,s, the heroine is extremely unique having colleagues and acquaintenances from all walks of life and a varitious appetite for life, adventure and love.



Just wonderful!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

3 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

A good story but the performance was lacking...

The plot is amazing and a quick read. However the performance was lacking extremely. The narrator kept swallowing and the microphone caught it, you could tell when she stopped to have water and the audio cut in weird times only to come back moments later. Now I know that drinking water is important while doing a narration but this is the first time I can actually notice something like that in an audiobook.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Very enjoyable

Any additional comments?

This is a beautifully narrated book and narration is one of the most important features in an audiobook. I've had perfectly good books which I've enjoyed reading completely ruined because the reader's voice/accent is jarring. Phyrne, the heroine, is very engaging and the story moves along at a good pace. All the other characters are well-rounded. Heartily recommended and I've just downloaded two more Phryne Fisher audiobooks.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

A little monotone but a good story

What did you like most about Cocaine Blues?

The Miss Fisher character was well developed.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Cocaine Blues?

Using sex to save the day.

Have you listened to any of Stephanie Daniel’s other performances? How does this one compare?

The narrator was the downside with this recording. I found her voices a bit hard to stomach and suspect this is a case of just not liking her voice. But if you listen to the sample and don't mind it you'll enjoy the story.

Any additional comments?

I came to these books the wrong way round - having watched the Miss Fisher TV series from Australia first. I couldn't help comparing the characters with those I'd seen on TV. The book comes off really well with lots of touches that would not have worked on tv but which you can do in a book without seeming silly. Well, not too silly.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Cocaine Blues

This is a fun, up best detective story with a feisty strong woman proving that with a strong will you can do anything, obtain leaving men out of their comfort zone.
This story tackles two of the main courses of death and crime of that time and high lights that you never know who to trust. Read brilliantly by Stephanie Daniel.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Phryne fisher does it again !

What a brilliant story. I love the idea of a lady detective swishing around in fabulous dresses and trampling over society along the way. The lovely narrator acts out the scenes in such a way that keeps you interested for the entire time. All the characters have different accents and inflections. It is really enjoyable to listen to.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
  • LA
  • 09-06-22

Narration is awful

the narrator is very off putting and has put me off purchasing the other titles.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Miss Fisher

Excellent story and performance. Weird pauses throughout though. I've ordered the first five books.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Fabulous ...

Having watched the TV series I looked forward to listening to the original material. The books are different enough to give lots more entertainment.

I really enjoyed this book & look forward to listening to the rest.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!