Cocaine Blues

The first novel in the Phryne Fisher series, Cocaine Blues introduces the Honourable Phryne Fisher, a wealthy, sharp-tongued flapper who abandons the stifling social season in London for the vibrant, chaotic streets of 1920s Melbourne. Disillusioned by polite society, Phryne takes on the role of a private detective, navigating a world of poisoned wives, corrupt police, and cocaine smuggling rings. Her investigations are complicated by her own unconventional lifestyle, including her open sexuality and her entanglement with the beautiful Russian dancer Sasha de Lisse.

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