num_pages: 241
description: It's 1928 and the globetrotting glamorous Phryne (rhymes with briny) is at home near Melbourne missing her lover Lin Chung who is on a silk-buying trip in China. When Phryne's detective friend Jack asks for her help investigating the murder of Miss Lavender a well-known author of fairy stories Phryne is glad of the distraction. The investigation leads to a temporary job as a fashion reporter for Women's Choice magazine Miss Lavender's former employer. Phryne's encounters with the various magazine staffers add considerable zest to the adventure as does Lin Chung's possible abduction by pirates.
language: English
title: Away with the Fairies
publisher: Poisoned Pen Press