Phryne Fisher book 6 · 1994
Blood and Circuses
Someone is sabotaging a travelling circus wintering outside Melbourne, and Phryne goes undercover as a performer to find out who, leaving her comfortable life behind.
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Book facts
- Author
- Kerry Greenwood
- Series
- Phryne Fisher, book 6 of 21
- Published
- 1994
- Setting
- Set in Melbourne
- Characters charted
- 7
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Blood and Circuses 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 Blood and Circuses
7 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 3
- Dr Elizabeth MacMillanDoctor and Phryne’s friend
- Mr and Mrs ButlerPhryne’s butler and cook
- Jane and RuthGirls Phryne adopts
Also featuring these characters
Other Kerry Greenwood books that share the most characters with Blood and Circuses.
- Death at Victoria Dock1992 · Phryne Fisher · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Urn Burial1996 · Phryne Fisher · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Murder on the Ballarat Train1991 · Phryne Fisher · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Raisins and Almonds1997 · Phryne Fisher · 7 shared charactersBuy on Amazon