Ruddy gore

Description

Put the delectable Phryne Fisher and one of the more preposterous Gilbert & Sullivan shows on stage together the result is another fantastic read of 1920s life, crime and dresses.The glorious Phryne Fisher returns to the spotlight in her seventh adventure.Running late to the Hinkler gala performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's Ruddigore, Phryne Fisher meets some thugs in dark alley and handles them convincingly before they can ruin her silver dress. Phryne then finds that she has rescued a gorgeous Chinese, Lin Chung, and his grandmother, and is briefly mistaken for a deity.Denying divinity but accepting cognac, she later continues safely to the theatre. But it's an unexpected evening as her night is again interrupted by a most bizarre death onstage.What links can Phryne possibly find between the ridiculously entertaining plot of Ruddigore, the Chinese community of Little Bourke St or the actors treading the boards of His Majesty's Theatre?Drawn backstage and onstage, Phryne must solve an old murder and find a new murderer - and, of course, banish the theatre's ghost, who seems likely to kill again.

First Sentence

The hatchet flicked past, end over end, and struck a wooden shutter with a hollow thud.

Subjects

Genres

• Fiction

Other Editions

• Ruddy gore: a Phryne Fisher mysteryPoisoned Pen Press2005-01-01
• Ruddy goreMcPhee Gribble Publishers1995-01-01
• Ruddy Gore [LARGE TYPE EDITION] (Phryne Fisher Mysteries)PaperbackPoisoned Pen Press2005-06-01
• Ruddy GoreAudio CDBolinda Publishing2006-11-30
• Ruddy GoreeBookAllen & Unwin Pty Ltd2009-01-01