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In early 1928, bored, wealthy aristocrat Phryne Fisher (pronounced 'fry-knee') solves a minor mystery at a dinner when she finds a stolen necklace. One of her fellow guests is impressed by her skill at deduction and asks her to solve a case for him in Australia. Phryne returns to her native land, solves the case and becomes a private detective. Taking Melbourne and the rest of Victoria by storm with her class, skills, flair and talent for [[Refuge in Audacity|continually doing scandalous things]], she quickly builds up a group of friends and allies- everyone from a pair of cab drivers to one of the few female doctors in the country- while solving her strange and myriad cases. |
In early 1928, bored, wealthy aristocrat Phryne Fisher (pronounced 'fry-knee') solves a minor mystery at a dinner when she finds a stolen necklace. One of her fellow guests is impressed by her skill at deduction and asks her to solve a case for him in Australia. Phryne returns to her native land, solves the case and becomes a private detective. Taking Melbourne and the rest of Victoria by storm with her class, skills, flair and talent for [[Refuge in Audacity|continually doing scandalous things]], she quickly builds up a group of friends and allies- everyone from a pair of cab drivers to one of the few female doctors in the country- while solving her strange and myriad cases. |
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* ''Cocaine Blues'' |
* ''Cocaine Blues'' |
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* ''Flying Too High'' |
* ''Flying Too High'' |
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* ''Dead Man's Chest'' |
* ''Dead Man's Chest'' |
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The series |
The series was adapted into a TV series on ABC, ''[[Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries]]''. Several changes have been made from the canon, including giving Phryne a new sister called Janey and an Aunt called Prudence. Fan reactions have been... mixed at best. |
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=== The books contain instances of these tropes: === |
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* [[Abusive Parents]]: Phryne and Eliza's mother never really did much to help them, and their father was an alcoholic bastard who continually tried to force his daughters into arranged marriages they didn't want. |
* [[Abusive Parents]]: Phryne and Eliza's mother never really did much to help them, and their father was an alcoholic bastard who continually tried to force his daughters into arranged marriages they didn't want. |
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* [[Action Girl]]: Phryne. |
* [[Action Girl]]: Phryne. |
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