Phryne Fisher book 1 · 1989
Cocaine Blues
In 1928 the Honourable Phryne Fisher sails home to Melbourne, the city of her poor childhood, to check on a society daughter who may be being poisoned by her husband. Soon she has a cocaine ring and a back-street abortionist to deal with as well, and gathers the friends who will stay with her: Dot, Bert and Cec, Dr MacMillan and Detective Inspector Jack Robinson.
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Book facts
- Author
- Kerry Greenwood
- Series
- Phryne Fisher, book 1 of 21
- Published
- 1989
- Setting
- Set in Melbourne
- Characters charted
- 5
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Cocaine Blues 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 Cocaine Blues
5 recurring or key characters from Kerry Greenwood’s chart. Introduces Phryne Fisher, Dot Williams, Jack Robinson, Bert and Cec and 1 more.
Lead 1
- Phryne FisherFirst appearanceWealthy, fearless lady detective in 1920s MelbourneArrives in Melbourne from England
Major 3
- Dot WilliamsFirst appearancePhryne’s companion and assistantMeets Phryne
- Jack RobinsonFirst appearanceDetective Inspector
- Bert and CecFirst appearanceWharfies, taxi drivers and Phryne’s loyal friends
Minor and cameo 1
- Dr Elizabeth MacMillanFirst appearanceDoctor and Phryne’s friend
Also featuring these characters
Other Kerry Greenwood books that share the most characters with Cocaine Blues.
- Murder on the Ballarat Train1991 · Phryne Fisher · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Death at Victoria Dock1992 · Phryne Fisher · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Green Mill Murder1993 · Phryne Fisher · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Blood and Circuses1994 · Phryne Fisher · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon