Murder in Williamstown, by Kerry Greenwood, is a fun cozy mystery. Apparently, it is number 22 of the Phryne Fisher series, of which I have read none. While I can see readers eagerly anticipating the next mystery in the series, having no prior knowledge will not keep you from enjoying this book. Thank you, NetGalley and the publisher, for providing me with an ARC ebook to read and review.

I just adore this series, and Phyrne! This is another excellent addition. The drama begins when Phyrne starts receiving unwelcome letters but this isn't all that she has to solve. Her adopted daughters Ruth and Jane aren't keen on helping at a blind institute, and her boyfriend Lin hasn't been paying her much attention. Soon, however, Phyrne meets a charming and interesting academic, which improves her spirits, and the girls have to deal with a fraud case at the Institute for the Blind. When Phyrne comes across a mysterious murder, the action really heats up...

Phyrne is always intrepid, and solves her cases with wit, charm and insight. The girls and Tinker, fairly grown-up now, play a larger role in this book, which I enjoyed. Being Australian, I really enjoy the Melbourne setting in the '20s, and I love the details of how wealthy, upper-class and beautifully-dressed Phyrne lives. Also, I liked the references to the Anglican church, and the details about St Paul's Cathedral. Phyrne may be a 'free spirit' for her time, but she is certainly suitably reverential when she needs to be!

This light-hearted mystery novel is perfect holiday reading.

I received this free ebook from NetGalley in return for an honest review.

The book was fun and engaging. I like cozy mysteries and this was a great one! I loved the storyline and the characters. I would highly suggest this book t0 anyone who wants a fun and not too gruesome mystery. The book was the right length and did not drag.

Name of Book: Murder in Williamstown
Author: Kerry Greenwood
Series: Phryne Fisher Mystery #22
Genre: Mystery Thriller
Publisher: Poison Pen Press
Pub Date: November 7, 2023
My Rating: 3.4 Stars!
Pages: 296

How can this be Book #22 when I haven’t read any?

I was drawn to this as I love mysteries and a big fan of the Armory Ames series and this book cover reminded of one of the typical book covers for that series.
Okay I do know they are from two different countries but time period is approximately the same. SO here I am!

.Yes our protagonist Phryne Fisher is a product of the 1920s
Story starts when someone has been leaving threats in Phryne’s mailbox. The messages are made with cut out letters from the newspaper. When the messages become more frequent, Phryne fears this might be serious and seeks help from her adopted son, Tinker.
While Tinker is on the trail of the newspaper note writer, Ruth and Jane, Phryne Fisher's adopted daughters, have volunteered to help at the Melbourne Institute of the Blind.
~Ruth assisted the cook in the kitchen, and
~Jane assists with her mathematical skills and almost immediately notices some discrepancy and calls Phryne for advice on what she should do.

This was a delightful light read.
I now need to go back and read some of the earlier stories in this series.

Want to thank NetGalley and Poison Pen Press for this early eGalley..
Publishing Release Day scheduled for November 7, 2023.

Murder in Williamstown by Kerry Greenwood continues the stories of Phryne Fisher and her household and friends. The time and location of 1930s Melbourne are, as always, done to a T. Each new book brings to life the escapades of one of my favorite characters and I hope to read many more.

All is not well in Miss Phryne Fisher’s world. Anonymous and disparaging notes have appeared at her home, her adopted daughters are disgruntled over being assigned to attend the Blind Institute (part of their school’s Good Works program), and her house maid fears her betrothed is experiencing prenuptial cold feet. Phryne uses her wit and tenacity to overcome her woes. She also solves a mystery that manifests itself in a secondary plot.

I enjoy returning to Melbourne, Australia, the setting of the Phryne Fisher mysteries. I especially like the series characters. I feel like I’m visiting old friends. While the plot is interesting, it is Phryne and her house-mates that make me return to the Phryne Fisher mysteries. Thank you, Poisoned Pen Press and NetGalley, for the advance reader copy of MURDER IN WILLIAMSTOWN.

In this 22nd entry in the Phryne Fisher series, readers will find three mysteries going on: one involving Melbourne’s insular Chinese community, another dealing with poison-pen letters, and last about some nefarious goings-on at an exceptional school for the blind.

We also meet Phryne’s latest conquest — a staid but incredibly handsome university professor who can’t help but fall under her spell. Miss Fisher has never been particularly chaste, but her lovers seem to take it in stride. An additional treat is how well the three of Miss Phryne’s adopted children exercise their own detective skills. Bravo!

Readers will find this latest novel as clever and funny as author Kerry Greenwood’s usual standard; that is to say, five stars.

In the interest of full disclosure, I received this book from NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press in exchange for an honest review.

I've enjoyed all the previous books that I've read by this author, so I was excited to be approved for a copy of this to review.

This is the new instalment in the Miss Fisher series, which are cosy mysteries set in 1920s Melbourne. I've enjoyed the previous books that I've read from the Miss Fisher series, and I enjoyed this one as well. It was a light, entertaining read, but it was also fast-paced, and I was turning the pages quickly.

I really like Phryne as a protagonist - I like her warm personality, and the way she connects with the other characters. I would recommend this series to anyone who enjoys historical mysteries and cosy mysteries.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for a free copy to review.

I love this series. And I love Phryne Fissher! I read this series as soon as each book comes out! I think that this book is s great addition to the series and I absolutely loved the storyline. Please don't stop writing this!!
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An enjoyable cozy mystery with multiple plots and themes. Having watched the tv series it was easy to imagine how this story would have played out in that genre. Attune to changes socially and reflections on historical occurrences this book provided some gentle entertainment.

Hurray! The Honorable Phryne Fisher is back! What a way to kick off summer with the beautiful and clever detective as she solves a new mystery. I really loved that her daughters helped her - perhaps there will be a Ruth and Jane spin-off!

NetGalley and publisher thank you for the book. I was excited to receive this book. I have enjoyed all the Phryne Fisher book as well as the shows. The situations that Phryne finds herself in and then works her way out of is always entertaining. She would be a character that I would love to meet in real life.

Murder in Williamstown by Kerry Greenwood is an absolute delight to read. Even the most gormless of us appreciate Greenwood’s breadth of vocabulary. She describes characters and their personality with with sensitivity and wit. Phryne Fisher is quirky with a rich back story that is merely hinted at. Kerry Greenwood’s research allows readers to experience the elegance and the grit of Melbourne as it was in the 1920s. Did I forget to mention that Phryne solves five or six crime mysteries as she breezes through Williamstown?

Oh, but how I’ve enjoyed this book. Kerry Greenwood is a great writer who takes you to another world, another time. Her books are lovely, well researched, have a very good plot and you love the characters… or really hate them, if they are worth of your hate.
In Murder in Williamstown, Ruth and Jane are volunteering at the Blind Institute, where Ruth is helping in the kitchen and Jane is assigned to help the students with math and music and the institution with a possible case of embezzlement. Tinker is helping Phryne with threatening notes left in her letterbox and Phryne… Phryne gets involved in her own mystery, that includes opium and murder.
Thanks to the author and publisher for the chance to read and review this wonderful story. Looking forward to the next.

Como siempre, es un placer leer una historia por Kerry Greenwood y Murder in Williamstown no es la excepción. Disfruté mucho la historia, los personajes y la trama. En éste Ruth, Jane y Tinker tienen más participación, ayudando a resolver otros casos mientras Phryne se encuentra involucrada en el caso principal que incluye contrabando de opio, triadas y asesinato….
Muchas gracias por la oportunidad de leerlo y compartir mi opinión

This is the 22nd book in the long-running Phryne Fisher mystery series set in Australia during the 1920's. After having read all of these books along the way, Phyrne and her household almost feel like family to me so it was quite enjoyable to see her adopted kids, Jane, Ruth, and Tinker, solve mysteries of their own in this one.

Besides great characters and a clever plot with lots of different angles, I love how this series brings the 1920's Australia to life.

One of my favorite series and this was one of the best of them all. Very highly recommended!!

It’s amazing that Kerry Greenwood can be as witty and clever in her 22nd Phryne Fisher book as she was in the first. Murder in Williamstown has the layers you’d expect from this series along with subplots that show Phryne’s delightful children (teenagers now, with one about to finish school) sleuthing in their own right. As with any story when Phryne is at home, her staff and pets have their fun scenes.

There are a few mysteries in this installment: a murder that might be tied to opium smuggling, a stalker threatening Phryne, and embezzlement at a school for the blind with Phryne’s daughters are volunteering. There’s a surprise visit to the university where Death Before Wicket took place. That book was a low point in the series, but one character is reprised as a possible love interest for Phryne. That’s not to say Lin Chung isn’t here - he plays a prominent role.

I find that this series has ups and downs. This book is one of the “ups.” My copy from NetGalley is full of highlights.

Serious Unpleasantness…
The twenty second outing in the Phryne Fisher series of mysteries finds the indomitable lady detective the target of some serious unpleasantness which soon spirals out of all control. Clearly, that is wholly unacceptable and Phryne is soon spurred into full investigation mode and is ably assisted by her crew. Another pacy adventure for the 1920’s investigator, action packed and with a colourful cast of eclectic characters and a twisting plotline laced with an edgy narrative.

Another fun romp through 1920’s Melbourne by the very stylish Phryne Fisher solving numerous little mysteries and her love life.She is joined by her adopted kids who solve mysteries of their own in a very efficient manner.
Normally a bunch of little separate storylines make a book confusing but not in the capable hands of Kerry Greenwood..Deftly woven and incorporated together into a book you can’t put down.
Thankyou Netgalley and the publishers for this ARC

The latest in the Phryne Fisher series is a fun, quick read with a few mysteries for Phryne and friends to solve: a murder, possible embezzlement, and nasty anonymous letters. The plot was a bit disjointed while the characters worked on the three mysteries, but the descriptions of Phryne and her life in 1920s Melbourne are as vivid as ever, and it was fun to watch the younger characters do their own detecting. This is a series probably best read in order (or close to it) so the characters' relationships make sense. Thanks to NetGalley and publisher Allen & Unwin for the ARC; all opinions are my own.

Another great book in the Miss Fisher series, it had everything that I was looking for from the series. The mystery angle worked well overall and I enjoyed how well everything connected. The characters felt like the same characters in this series, I enjoyed the way they were written.