Kerry Greenwood

Kerry Greenwood (1954–2025, Melbourne, Australia) – was a prolific Australian author and lawyer best known for creating the stylish 1920s Melbourne detective,  Phryne Fisher. Her writing is celebrated for its meticulous historical research, feminist undertones, and vibrant depictions of Melbourne society. There are 23 volumes in the Fisher series, and the ninth (Raisins and Almonds) is set in the local Jewish community. A young devout student is found dead from strychnine poisoning in a bookshop. After the bookshop owner, Miss Sylvia Lee, is wrongfully arrested, Phryne is hired by her landlord, Mr. Abrahams, to find the real killer. The mystery immerses Phryne in a world of Yiddish culture, Zionism, alchemy, and the study of the Kabbalah. The novel explores anti-Semitism in 1920s Australia, the lives of Jewish refugees, and ancient chemical formulas. [Google/AI]

Greenwood, Kerry, (Raisins and Almonds [hc, Poisoned Pen Press, 2007] 978-1590581681 [pb, Poisoned Pen Press, 2017] 978-1464207686