Phryne Fisher book 8 · 1996
Urn Burial
Phryne’s holiday at a Gothic mansion in Victoria’s high country is marred by death threats, deadly traps and a murder in a locked room.
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Book facts
- Author
- Kerry Greenwood
- Series
- Phryne Fisher, book 8 of 21
- Published
- 1996
- Setting
- Set in Melbourne
- Characters charted
- 8
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Urn Burial 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 Urn Burial
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 Urn Burial.
- Death Before Wicket1999 · 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