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Phryne Fisher loves dancing, especially with gorgeous young Simon Abrahams. But PhryneA[a¬a[s contentment at the Jewish Young PeopleA[a¬a[s Society Dance is cut short when SimonA[a¬a[s father asks her to investigate the strange death of a devout young student in Miss Sylvia LeeA[a¬a[s bookshop located in the Eastern Market.
The mysterious strychnine poisoning of scholarly Jewish immigrant Simon Michaels leads to one of the more complex and somber cases in the career of Greenwood's Australian Jazz Age amateur sleuth Phryne Fisher (Urn Burial, etc.). Fearing that the killing may signal a rise in anti-Semitism, affluent community leader Benjamin Abrahams hires Fisher to clear the name of his tenant, bookseller Sylvia Lee. Fisher, only slightly distracted by Benjamin's devastatingly handsome son, quickly exonerates Lee and dashes off in pursuit of the theory that Michaels was killed for a coded message that might be related to the local Zionist movement. Compared with some of the other entries in Greenwood's popular series, the mood is more serious and the identity of the murderer more mysterious, but fans will have no cause for complaint. (Sept.)
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Edgar Lavoie
reviewed Raisins and Almonds (Phryne Fisher Series #9) on January 31, 2019
Raisins and Almonds (Phryne Fisher Series #9)
As soon as Phryne Fisher interviewed Miss Lee from the bookshop at the Markets, she knew Detective Inspector Jack Robinson had arrested the wrong person. In Phryne's opinion, there was no way Miss Lee had murdered the nice young man in her bookshop - all she had to do was prove it.
Searching for the real killer took Phryne into the Jewish quarter where the particular politics remained a puzzle, and the Rabbi she asked for help "difficult". But with Bert and Cec, Dot, Jane and Ruth by her side, and of course the Abrahams, Phryne was sure she'd find the answers, and remove Miss Lee from prison where she was being held. Phryne always found her "man" - but would she this time?
Raisins and Almonds is the 9th in the Phryne Fisher series by Aussie author Kerry Greenwood, and was another entertaining and fast-paced read. It was interesting to delve into the Jewish customs, though it felt like just a little too much information in places. I'm loving this series, especially the outrageous Phryne! Highly recommended.
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