Phryne Fisher book 11 · 2001
Away with the Fairies
When a writer and illustrator of fairy stories is found dead, Phryne goes undercover at a women’s magazine to find out who killed her.
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Book facts
- Author
- Kerry Greenwood
- Series
- Phryne Fisher, book 11 of 21
- Published
- 2001
- Setting
- Set in Melbourne
- Characters charted
- 8
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Away with the Fairies on screen
- Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012–2015, series, ABC). Essie Davis plays the glamorous, fearless lady detective of 1920s Melbourne, with Nathan Page as Detective Inspector Jack Robinson.
Who is in Away with the Fairies
8 recurring or key characters from Kerry Greenwood’s chart.
Lead 1
- Phryne FisherWealthy, fearless lady detective in 1920s Melbourne
Major 3
- Dot WilliamsPhryne’s companion and assistant
- Jack RobinsonDetective Inspector
- Bert and CecWharfies, taxi drivers and Phryne’s loyal friends
Minor and cameo 4
- Dr Elizabeth MacMillanDoctor and Phryne’s friend
- Mr and Mrs ButlerPhryne’s butler and cook
- Jane and RuthGirls Phryne adopts
- Lin ChungPhryne’s lover, from a Chinese merchant family
Also featuring these characters
Other Kerry Greenwood books that share the most characters with Away with the Fairies.
- Raisins and Almonds1997 · Phryne Fisher · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Castlemaine Murders2003 · Phryne Fisher · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Urn Burial1996 · Phryne Fisher · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Queen of the Flowers2004 · Phryne Fisher · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon