Phryne Fisher: Difference between revisions

* [[The Butcher]]: Backyard abortionist 'Butcher George' in ''Cocaine Blues''.

* [[Clueless Mystery]]: Occurs often. For example, in ''Murder In The Dark'', the abductor is revealed to be {{spoiler|Sylvanus}}, but we're never told some of the things that leads Phryne to figure it out- like that he can't swim, for instance.

* [[Costume Porn]]: Phryne's art deco high fashion wardrobe, including a genuine Erte ball gown. However, if she disguises herself as a poor person, she is careful to have her garments aged and dirtied.

* [[Dead Artists Are Better]]: {{spoiler|[[Lampshade|lampshaded]] in ''Murder in Montparnasse''}}

** Basically, all Chinese matriarchs are like this. Hell, all Chinese elderly women are like this.

* [[Food Porn]]: Often.

* [[Genius Ditz]]: Jane, one of Phryne's adopted daughters.

* [[Girl Friday]]: Dot Williams, Phryne's confidential maid and companion.

* [[Instrument of Murder]]: The {{spoiler|mute in a cornet}} is used as a blowgun in ''The Green Mill Murder''.

* [[Society Marches On]]: In ''The Castlemaine Murders'', Eliza has a secret she finally confesses to Phryne: {{spoiler|she's a socialist- and also, as we find out later, a lesbian.}} This doesn't seem like much to modern viewers, but the idea of a noble woman being {{spoiler|a lesbian socialist}} would have huge repercussions for Eliza and her entire family in the day.

* [[Supreme Chef]]: Ruth, Phryne's other adopted daughter.

* [[Title Drop]]: In ''Away With The Fairies'', Phryne describes Ms Lavender as being totally away with the fairies- that is, insane.

* [[True Companions]]: The soldiers in ''Murder In Montparnasse''. They are ''not'' happy when two of them are murdered.