Phryne Fisher book 10 · 1999
Death Before Wicket
Phryne goes to Sydney for the cricket and a round of parties, but is soon drawn into a missing person case and a mystery at the university.
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Book facts
- Author
- Kerry Greenwood
- Series
- Phryne Fisher, book 10 of 21
- Published
- 1999
- Setting
- Set in Melbourne
- Characters charted
- 8
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Death Before Wicket 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 Death Before Wicket
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 Death Before Wicket.
- Urn Burial1996 · Phryne Fisher · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Murder in Montparnasse2002 · Phryne Fisher · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Ruddy Gore1995 · Phryne Fisher · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Castlemaine Murders2003 · Phryne Fisher · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon