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Flying too high
a Phryne Fisher mystery
First published 2006 · 378 pages
A sparkling, champagne-fueled romp through the 1920s with a heroine who solves crimes as flawlessly as she dresses.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like sipping a perfectly mixed cocktail at a roaring twenties jazz club. It is a brisk, effervescent experience that balances the cozy satisfaction of a classic whodunit with the daring edge of a thoroughly modern, unapologetic heroine. The atmosphere is steeped in glamour, inviting you to sink into a world of silk stockings, fast cars, and sharp-witted banter. Despite the presence of murder and kidnapping, the emotional texture remains buoyant and optimistic, anchored by a protagonist who navigates danger with effortless style and supreme confidence. It will absolutely delight readers who want their historical mysteries served with a generous splash of high fashion, feminist flair, and irresistible charm.
- Mood
- effervescent
- stylish
- cozy-but-daring
- sun-drenched
- Tone
- wry
- glamorous
- cheeky
- confident
- breezy
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- female independence · unapologetic pleasure · found family · post-war liberation
- The writing
- Witty and indulgent, the prose revels in the sensory details of 1920s fashion, food, and high society.
- The arc
- A delightfully buoyant journey that glides through intriguing complications before landing smoothly at a satisfying, triumphant resolution.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave historical mysteries led by fiercely independent, unapologetically glamorous heroines who never let a murder ruin their breakfast.
Content notes
- murder
- kidnapping
- domestic abuse
About the book
In this, the second Phryne Fisher mystery, the 1920's most talented and glamorous detective flies even higher, handling a murder, a kidnapping and the usual array of beautiful young men with style and consummate ease - and all before it's time to adjourn to the Queenscliff Hotel for breakfast. Whether she's flying planes, clearing a friend of homicide charges or saving a child from kidnapping, she handles everything with the same dash and elan with which she drives her red Hispano-Suiza.
Description from Open Library.
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