Cocaine Blues: A Brief Summary
Genre: Mystery and historical
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Summary:
Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood is the first novel in the Phryne Fisher mystery series. If that name sounds familiar, it’s because the novels have become a rather successful television show that can be streamed on Netflix. I will attempt to not make this a compare and contrast between the novel and the show, but I highly suggest giving Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries a try if you have a Netflix account.
The plot of the story is that the Honorable Phryne Fisher, who’s family came into wealth after the war, is asked by an acquaintance of her father’s to find out why his daughter is ill. They fear that their daughter is being poisoned by her husband who is after her fortune. …show more content…
The dialogue is engaging, the character’s enjoyable, the mystery intriguing, and all the different story lines do not become cumbersome. While some people may say that Phryne is a bit of a Mary Sue (A term I hate since males can have any list of talents and it is fine, but when women have more than three they get a special name and looked down upon. But that is a rant for another time), but you can’t help but like her fearlessness, her intelligence, and her fiery spirit. And while Phryne is very confident in herself, her inner monologue let us know that she does have moments of doubt.
The biggest change character wise is in regards to Dorothy, who is not a strict Catholic girl. While I adore Dorothy in the television show, bless her adorable and sweet little heart, but novel Dorothy makes a lot more sense to fall into working with Phryne. She is street smart, though still a good girl, and was contemplating murdering a man. She actually reminded me a lot more of Jane, an orphan that Phryne takes in later in the show.
Still, I can’t find anything wrong with the novel and it was a fast and enjoyable
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Summary:
Cocaine Blues by Kerry Greenwood is the first novel in the Phryne Fisher mystery series. If that name sounds familiar, it’s because the novels have become a rather successful television show that can be streamed on Netflix. I will attempt to not make this a compare and contrast between the novel and the show, but I highly suggest giving Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries a try if you have a Netflix account.
The plot of the story is that the Honorable Phryne Fisher, who’s family came into wealth after the war, is asked by an acquaintance of her father’s to find out why his daughter is ill. They fear that their daughter is being poisoned by her husband who is after her fortune. …show more content…
The dialogue is engaging, the character’s enjoyable, the mystery intriguing, and all the different story lines do not become cumbersome. While some people may say that Phryne is a bit of a Mary Sue (A term I hate since males can have any list of talents and it is fine, but when women have more than three they get a special name and looked down upon. But that is a rant for another time), but you can’t help but like her fearlessness, her intelligence, and her fiery spirit. And while Phryne is very confident in herself, her inner monologue let us know that she does have moments of doubt.
The biggest change character wise is in regards to Dorothy, who is not a strict Catholic girl. While I adore Dorothy in the television show, bless her adorable and sweet little heart, but novel Dorothy makes a lot more sense to fall into working with Phryne. She is street smart, though still a good girl, and was contemplating murdering a man. She actually reminded me a lot more of Jane, an orphan that Phryne takes in later in the show.
Still, I can’t find anything wrong with the novel and it was a fast and enjoyable