3.5 Stars

I thoroughly enjoy the audio versions of the Phryne Fisher series. Set in 1920's Australia they are just delightful. Phryne was poor as a child but is now quite wealthy. Friends come to her concerned about a series of bad things happening at a traveling circus and want her to look into it.

Most mystery series eventually take the main character away from familiar settings and secondary characters at some point. Phryne joins the circus is this series take on that. Posing as a trick horse rider to immerse herself in the goings on at the circus, Phryne is on her own in this one.

The mystery is almost secondary in this book. The circus and its traditions and people are the main story. The police handle much of the investigation of the murder that opens the book. Phryne of course, manages to wrap it all up neatly in the end.

I enjoy listening to Stephanie Daniel narrate these. This edition included an interview with the author at the end.