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Death By Water

A Phryne Fisher Mystery

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Death By Water

By: Kerry Greenwood
Narrated by: Stephanie Daniel
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About this listen

 The divine Phryne Fisher returns in the 15th seductive installment in the classic Phryne Fisher whodunnit series. This one includes shipboard romances, champagne cocktails, erotic photographers, jealous husbands, mickey finns, blackmail, and attempted murder.

A succession of jewelry thefts from first-class passengers is hardly the best advertisement for a cruise liner, particularly when it is likely that it is a passenger who is doing the stealing. Phryne Fisher, with her Lulu bob, green eyes, Cupid's bow lips and Chanel traveling suits, is exactly the sort of elegant sleuth to take on a ring of jewelry thieves on the high seas - or at least, aboard the SS Hinemoa on a luxury cruise to New Zealand. With the Maharani - the Great Queen of Sapphires - as the bait, Phryne rises magnificently to the challenge.

©2005 Kerry Greenwood (P)2007 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd. Detective Fiction Historical Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction

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"Brimming with glamour, high life, and a hint of debauchery, Greenwood's series delivers a literary glass of champagne, lifting readers' spirits while tickling their fancies." ( Booklist)
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Great listen full of lovely imagery. Not keen on the kiwi accent, bit over done and a few Maori words need to be checked for pronunciation . Despite that a fun listen.

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I do love Kerry Greenwood's books. but unfortunately the Maori words where dreadfully mispronounced. I cringed at every "Marai" said.
Narrators need to learn the correct pronunciation for native language out of respect for the people if nothing else

Brilliant story

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It really frustrated me that none of the characters pronounce Maori properly.... Otherwise another great Phryne mystery.

really enjoyed except one thing

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Each of Kerry’s books delight and intrigue me most I have listened to repeatedly. Death by water was very much a delight which I will undoubtedly repeat many times.

Another fabulous book from K Greenwood

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Loved it! Another great mystery story from Kerry Greenwood, beautifully read by Stephanie Daniels. Adventurous.

Sail away to New Zealand

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Overall this book is amazing, the story is really interesting and it's fun to see Miss Fisher solving crimes without all her regular minions.
The narrator is brilliant I only have one issue. The Maori words. They are pronounced so badly that some aren't recognisable as the words they are supposed to be. I wish in the lead up to recording they had at least looked up the pronunciation online and actually listened to them. Maori is a beautiful language and although some sounds are hard to get when you aren't born to the language it should at least have been given the effort to try and get it right- especially since effort is made in other books containing languages outside of English.

Love it.... but

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I loved it. Kerry Stephanie and Phryne work so well together. The story was very clever and entertaining

one of her best.

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Loved this story: the setting characters, twists and outcomes. A fun showcase of New Zealand elements too. Kerry Greenwood's writing is a delight, and Stephanie Alexander narratesike no other.

Another great Phryne Tale

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