- Mass Market Paperback: 148 pages
- Publisher: Fawcett Books (Sep 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0449148327
- ISBN-13: 978-0449148327
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.2 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 780,526 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Format:Paperback
Murder on the Ballarat Train is Kerry Greenwood's third installment in the popular Phryne Fisher series. Ms Greenwood has Phryne dealing with, in her inimitable fashion, matters as diverse as chloroform poisoning, amnesic victims of the child sex trade, kidnapping, mesmerism and murder. Bert and Cec make a useful appearance, and Dot and the Butlers play their usual dependable roles. Phryne takes a youthful lover, adopts two young girls and still manages to solve the cases of amnesia, kidnapping and murder before the week is out. Phryne's train trip may not have been too pleasant, but your journey with her in this novel is guaranteed to be very enjoyable.
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
More adventures of Phyrne Fisher in 1920's Australia
22 Mar 1999
Format:Mass Market Paperback
In the further adventures of Phryne Fisher, she is travelling by train to Ballarat in 1920's Australia, but her journey is rudely interrupted by a cloud of chloroform. She helps a girl with amnesia and a woman whose mother died on the train trip. Go Phryne !!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Pure delight!
22 Jun 2006
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Phryne Fisher and her companion Dot are on the Ballarat Train. Phryne awakens realizing the first class car is filled with chloroform fumes. She opens the windows, saves the passengers but realizes that the quarrelsome mother of one of the passengers is missing. The mother's body is found badly broken and Phryne agrees to find the killer. Additional, Phryne rescues a young girl who has lost her memory.
I've said it before, but Phryne is who I'd like to be when I grow up; beautiful, smart, tough, independent, fashionable, wealthy but mindful of her poor beginnings and willing to help those who truly are in need. She has a wonderful, ever growing, cast of supporting characters who are diverse and interesting in their own right. This was not the strongest book in the series, but I do love the series overall. These are slightly over the top, just plain fun books.
I've said it before, but Phryne is who I'd like to be when I grow up; beautiful, smart, tough, independent, fashionable, wealthy but mindful of her poor beginnings and willing to help those who truly are in need. She has a wonderful, ever growing, cast of supporting characters who are diverse and interesting in their own right. This was not the strongest book in the series, but I do love the series overall. These are slightly over the top, just plain fun books.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
miss fisher advances
22 Nov 2006
Format:Hardcover
in the third of the series, phyrne solves a murder, rescues two children and a cat, and proves once again that she is the most admirable fictional character in any genre. of course, any fan of golden age mysteries will be entertained by references and hallowed plots (which ms. greenwood makes completely her own).
the writing is not merely grammatical (a major plus after too many american mysteries apparently written by authors new to the language), it is funny, sarcastic in the inimitable aussie style, revealing, wonderfully descriptive, in all ways entertaining. occassionally enlightening. the plot, as usual, has lovely twists and red herrings.
i have come to think of her in the same terms as i think of patrick o'brian--a superlative writer with a secure grasp on her time period and an excellent, even uncanny, insight.
and, of course, the food, drinks, fashions and phyrne's pets are always fun.
the writing is not merely grammatical (a major plus after too many american mysteries apparently written by authors new to the language), it is funny, sarcastic in the inimitable aussie style, revealing, wonderfully descriptive, in all ways entertaining. occassionally enlightening. the plot, as usual, has lovely twists and red herrings.
i have come to think of her in the same terms as i think of patrick o'brian--a superlative writer with a secure grasp on her time period and an excellent, even uncanny, insight.
and, of course, the food, drinks, fashions and phyrne's pets are always fun.
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