The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 28 books · 1989 to 2020 · Set in Melbourne

Kerry Greenwood

Crime and mysteryAmateur sleuthCosy and comicHistorical crime

The Honourable Phryne Fisher, flapper, pilot and private detective, solves murders in 1920s Melbourne with her loyal companion Dot, her friends Bert and Cec, and Detective Inspector Jack Robinson. Greenwood’s modern series follows Corinna Chapman, a baker in central Melbourne.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. The Phryne Fisher stories and Greenwood’s other books are left out.

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Kerry Greenwood books in order

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Phryne Fisher

21 books · Set in MelbourneHistorical crimeAmateur sleuth
  1. 1Cocaine Blues1989With Phryne FisherBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Flying Too High1990With Phryne FisherBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Murder on the Ballarat Train1991With Phryne FisherBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Death at Victoria Dock1992With Phryne FisherBuy on Amazon
  5. 5The Green Mill Murder1993With Phryne FisherBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Blood and Circuses1994With Phryne FisherBuy on Amazon
  7. 7Ruddy Gore1995With Phryne FisherBuy on Amazon
  8. 8Urn Burial1996With Phryne FisherBuy on Amazon
  9. 9Raisins and Almonds1997With Phryne FisherBuy on Amazon
  10. 10Death Before Wicket1999With Phryne FisherBuy on Amazon
  11. 11Away with the Fairies2001With Phryne FisherBuy on Amazon
  12. 12Murder in Montparnasse2002With Phryne FisherBuy on Amazon
  13. 13The Castlemaine Murders2003With Phryne FisherBuy on Amazon
  14. 14Queen of the Flowers2004With Phryne FisherBuy on Amazon
  15. 15Death by Water2005With Phryne FisherBuy on Amazon
  16. 16Murder in the Dark2006With Phryne FisherBuy on Amazon
  17. 17Murder on a Midsummer Night2008With Phryne FisherBuy on Amazon
  18. 18Dead Man’s Chest2010With Phryne FisherBuy on Amazon
  19. 19Unnatural Habits2012With Phryne FisherBuy on Amazon
  20. 20Murder and Mendelssohn2013With Phryne FisherBuy on Amazon
  21. 21Death in Daylesford2020With Phryne FisherBuy on Amazon

Corinna Chapman

7 books · Set in MelbourneCosy and comicAmateur sleuth
  1. 1Earthly Delights2004With Corinna ChapmanBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Heavenly Pleasures2005With Corinna ChapmanBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Devil’s Food2006With Corinna ChapmanBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Trick or Treat2007With Corinna ChapmanBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Forbidden Fruit2009With Corinna ChapmanBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Cooking the Books2011With Corinna ChapmanBuy on Amazon
  7. 7The Spotted Dog2019With Corinna ChapmanBuy on Amazon

Characters

10 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Phryne Fisher’s Melbourne

Corinna Chapman