Raisins And Almonds by Kerry Greenwood

Raisins And Almonds (Phryne Fisher Mystery, #9)

by Kerry Greenwood

Super-sleuth Phryne Fisher steps, like an elegant cat, through this, her ninth adventure.

In investigating the poisoning of a young man in a bookshop at the Eastern Market, and the wrongful arrest of one Miss Sylvia Lee, Phryne Fisher is plunged into a world of Jewish politics, alchemy, poison and chicken soup.

Stopping only for a brief, but intensely erotic, dalliance with the beautiful Simon Abrahams Phryne picks her way through the mystery with help from the old faithfuls - Bert, Cec, Dot and Detective Inspector 'Call Me Jack' Robinson. But ultimately it is her stealth and wit which solve the crime - and all for the price of a song. . . .

Reviewed by wyvernfriend on

4 of 5 stars

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more 3.5 but as I was sucked into the story and held with an iron grip to the detriment of sleep I'm giving it 4 rather than 3.

As her Chinese Beau is off in Shanghai on business, Phryne is distracting herself with young Simon Abrahams; his father asks her to investigate the death of a young Jewish student in a bookshop, he doesn't believe Miss Sylvia Lee is a murderer and the police have decided that she is the culprit.

With help from the usual suspects Phryne investigates, geting distracted occasionally and finding that prejudice is alive and well.

There were parts that felt a bit preachy but overall it was a very entertaining read and I was sucked in to the story.

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