Allen & Unwin, St Leonards, New South Wales, 2003. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Colour illustrated cover with white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Minor creasing to the book corners and rubbing to the book edges and book panels. Phryne Fisher is enjoying a day at Lunar Park with her sister Beth, her maid Dot and her two daughters Ruth and Jane when, while enjoying the ride on the Ghost Train, a mummified (not to mention bullet ridden) corpse is found. A long standing mystery leads to the Victorian country town of Castlemaine. Full number line. Size: 8vo - over 7Â¾" - 9Â¾" tall. (8), 272, (8 -- including further books from author) pages.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Fiction; Fiction -- Crime; Australia; ISBN: 1741140749. ISBN/EAN: 9781741140743. Inventory No: 0280155. . 9781741140743

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In this thirteenth Phryne Fisher mystery, Phryne returns with a flourish to solve the most horrifying crime yet which takes her from a funfair ghost train to an abandoned mine in the old gold fields.Phryne Fisher is back-as smart and sassy as ever. Phryne Fisher, her sister Beth and her faithful maid, Dot, decide that Luna Park is the place for an afternoon of fun and excitement with Phryne's two daughters, Ruth and Jane. But in the dusty dark Ghost Train, amidst the squeals of horror and delight, a mummified bullet-studded corpse falls to the ground in front of them. Phryne Fisher's pleasure trip has definitely become business. Digging to the bottom of this longstanding mystery takes her to the country town of Castlemaine where it soon becomes obvious that someone is trying to muzzle her investigations. With unknown threatening assailants on her path, Phryne seems headed for more trouble than usual. Meanwhile, Phryne's lover Lin Chung has his own mystery to solve. Feuding families and lost gold fill his mind until he learns that Phryne herself has become missing treasure. 'Greenwood's prose has a dagger in its garter; her hero is raunchy and promiscuous in the best sense.' THE WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN

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Bookseller: Syber's Books ABN 40533682787 (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 0280155
Title: The Castlemaine Murders
Author: Greenwood, Kerry
Format/Binding: Softcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 1741140749
ISBN 13: 9781741140743
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Place of Publication: St Leonards, New South Wales
Date Published: 2003
Keywords: BZDB2 Phryne Fisher -- Investigation, Castlemaine -- Victoria, Crime Fiction -- Australian Fiction; Fiction -- Crime; Australia; Unbranded ISBN: 1741140749 EAN: 9781741140743 Greenwood, Kerry The Castlemaine Murders

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General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online

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