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Murder and Mendelssohn

A Phryne Fisher Mystery

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Murder and Mendelssohn

By: Kerry Greenwood
Narrated by: Stephanie Daniel
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About this listen

An orchestral conductor has been found dead and Detective Inspector Jack Robinson needs the delightfully incisive and sophisticated Miss Fisher's assistance. Hugh Tregennis has been murdered in a most flamboyant mode by a killer with a point to prove. But how many killers is Phryne really stalking?

At the same time, the dark curls and disdainful air of mathematician and code-breaker Rupert Sheffield are taking Melbourne by storm. They've certainly taken the heart of Phryne's old friend from the trenches of WWI, John Wilson. Phryne recognises Sheffield as a man who attracts danger and is determined to protect John from harm. While Mendelssohn's 'Elijah,' memories of the Great War, and the science of deduction ring in her head, Phryne's past must also play its part as MI6 become involved in the tangled web of murders.

©2013 Copyright © Kerry Greenwood 2013. (P)2013 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd, 2013 Detective Historical Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Fiction

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Critic reviews

"Greenwood's strength lies in her ability to create characters that are wholly satisfying: the bad guys are bad, and the good guys are great." ( Vogue)
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Enjoyable story, pity about the narration . Why one would cast a voice who is a) not only English but incapable of anything approaching an Australian accent, and b) tone deaf , for a story about Mendelssohn set in Australia and, is beyond me.Her pacing was repetitive, her attempts at singing painful and her poetry reading insensitive. The story is a lovely Phryne Fisher mystery. Lots of feminism, lots of laughs. possibly it was drawn out a little too long, but enjoyable, despite the atrocious narration.

Terrible narration, fabulous Phryne.

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What a story!! Didn’t want it to end. characters wonderfully depicted and very human with great humanity and insight into our imperfect world and relationships. a stunning tail,I will listen to again and again
Thank you to all involved

Music lover and church choir member in Scotland

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I’d love the story and all the stories and books I have read I would recommend it to my friends and family to read or listen to thank you very much Tracey Mariner x

Miss fishers murder crime Stories

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Excellent book, great delivery as ever, and even better for being longer than usual!

Excellent story

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I have faithfully followed this series and in this one I have been totally enthralled.

The research is wonderful and the choir is very believable.

I like also the play on Sherlock Homes.

The best yet

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Lin is in Hong Kong so Phryne turns to the highly wrought milieu of a semiprofessional choir for amusement, along the way her adventure considers PTSD, the correct way to conduct Mendelssohn and an homage to John Watson & Sherlock Holmes. Stephanie Daniels is, as always, a superb reader.

Music & Madness in 1920s Melbourne

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far too much of the book was lyrics and stephanie daniels should desist from accents as she is appalling at most of them

too many lyrics

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Another terrific murder mystery with two muss going on at once. All the while she helps her dear Dr John from her ear experience feel alive again and help he man he is in love with even appreciate him. Read brilliantly again by Stephanie Daniel

Murder and Mendelssohn

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A decent story and an interesting music aspect ruined by endless recitations and not very enjoyable singing. The emotional connection between the two men was overdone to the point of tedium, with far too much far too explicit sex. Always a fair amount of sex in the Phryne books, to make the point what a liberated and independent person she is, but here the long-drawn out scene is tiresome, and out of place in, essentially, a detective story. Also the ensuing change in character of the aggressive irritable egotist Rupert is entirely unbelievable, dewy-eyed idealism at its worst. As for the singing, Stephanie Daniel does a great narration, but she does seem to like singing, the passages here are far too long, far too frequent, not an attraction even to a music enthusiast; they contribute nothing to the flow. Pure self-indulgence. This audiobook could have benefited from some judicious editing. I have been a great fan of Phryne and Stephanie Daniel in 11 books so far, more or less, but this one is very disappointing.

SELF-INDULGENT

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Is there anything you would change about this book?

A little less on the homosexual love story (I found it a little tedious after a while) a better explanation on why one of the main docklands "kingpins" wanted to kill one of them (we are told) but not until the main event. When did Phyrne become involved in MI6 and then there was the add on story about the choir (which is where the Mendelssohn came in for the title) but the solution finished so fast you went "is that it" . I was disappointed Ms Greenwood is usually better than this.

Would you recommend Murder and Mendelssohn to your friends? Why or why not?

Maybe but only if the were a real Phyrne fan otherwise no

Which character – as performed by Stephanie Daniel – was your favourite?

Phyrne Fisher, Dot, Jack and Cec & Bert

Did Murder and Mendelssohn inspire you to do anything?

Yes to buy another audio book by Kerry greenwood just to make sure she can still write a good story

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