Phryne Fisher book 9 · 1997
Raisins and Almonds
A young man dies of poison in a bookshop in Carlton, and members of Melbourne’s Jewish community ask Phryne to help clear a young woman charged with the crime.
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Book facts
- Author
- Kerry Greenwood
- Series
- Phryne Fisher, book 9 of 21
- Published
- 1997
- Setting
- Set in Melbourne
- Characters charted
- 8
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Raisins and Almonds 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 Raisins and Almonds
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 Raisins and Almonds.
- Ruddy Gore1995 · Phryne Fisher · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Away with the Fairies2001 · Phryne Fisher · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Murder in Montparnasse2002 · Phryne Fisher · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Castlemaine Murders2003 · Phryne Fisher · 8 shared charactersBuy on Amazon