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Death By Water

A Phryne Fisher Mystery

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Death By Water

By: Kerry Greenwood
Narrated by: Stephanie Daniel
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About this listen

 The divine Phryne Fisher returns in the 15th seductive installment in the classic Phryne Fisher whodunnit series. This one includes shipboard romances, champagne cocktails, erotic photographers, jealous husbands, mickey finns, blackmail, and attempted murder.

A succession of jewelry thefts from first-class passengers is hardly the best advertisement for a cruise liner, particularly when it is likely that it is a passenger who is doing the stealing. Phryne Fisher, with her Lulu bob, green eyes, Cupid's bow lips and Chanel traveling suits, is exactly the sort of elegant sleuth to take on a ring of jewelry thieves on the high seas - or at least, aboard the SS Hinemoa on a luxury cruise to New Zealand. With the Maharani - the Great Queen of Sapphires - as the bait, Phryne rises magnificently to the challenge.

©2005 Kerry Greenwood (P)2007 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd. Detective Fiction Historical Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction

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Critic reviews

"Brimming with glamour, high life, and a hint of debauchery, Greenwood's series delivers a literary glass of champagne, lifting readers' spirits while tickling their fancies." ( Booklist)
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I started listening to these books just before leaving for New Zealand, I have been here now for 6 Mths and finally got around to listening to this book. What a great book, I have enjoyed, others of her's more, some of the readers pronunciation of Maori language was poor, and disappointing, but I did learn things that I didn't know.
If you like these books then this is another winner

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Would you listen to Death By Water again? Why?

Superb descriptions of places in time gone by

What was one of the most memorable moments of Death By Water?

Milford Sound - it brought back many memories

Which character – as performed by Stephanie Daniel – was your favourite?

Phryne - of course

A Most Enjoyable Voyage

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This one is a joy from beginning to end, witty, charming, interesting, and the denouement delightfully unexpected. I have been a fan now through about a dozen Phryne audiobooks, and this has been the most purely enjoyable. They are always interesting, but many have a very dark side, to the point of harrowing in some cases, and this one is just sheer entertainment. A lot of fun.

Sparkling

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a fun flapper story on the high seas with a side serving of larceny and murder.

A fun, flapper story

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I have watch episodes of the TV series on Netflix and thoroughly enjoyed them with an added bonus of such beautiful clothes. I have a number of the books too but have enjoyed the chance to have one read to me. Thank you.

Brilliant

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