Another runaway adventure with glamorous heroine Phryne Fisher!
When Phryne Fisher arranges to go to Ballarat for a week, she eschews the excitement of her Hispano-Suiza for the sedate safety of the train. But as the passengers sleep, they are all overcome by chloroform poisoning.
In the morning Phryne is left to piece together all the clues: a young girl suffering from amnesia, the body of an … amnesia, the body of an old woman missing her emerald rings and rumours of white slavery and black magic… the last thing Phryne was expecting of this train journey was that she will have to use her trusty Beretta .32 to save lives!
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Murder on the Ballarat Train earns 5+/5 Tea and Toasts…Engaging, Brilliant Fun!
I have been pleasantly surprised to find that reading the book on which a television episode or movie was based is enough different to still be engaging entertainment! Case in point: “Murder on the Ballarat Train” by Kerry Greenwood, book three in her Miss Phryne …
Loved the TV series and love the books more! The way Kerry Greenwood writes these stories – you get two mysteries for the price of one! You can’t beat that.
Another entertaining installment in the mysteries starring Phryne Fisher. She’s smart, fun, and kind-hearted, and these stories are great for an evening curled up on the sofa.
Great plot and characters
love the audiobook version of these!