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'The glorious Phryne Fisher returns to the spotlight in her seventh adventure. Running late to the Hinkler gala performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's Ruddigore, Phryne Fisher meets some thugs in dark alley and handles them convincingly before they can ruin her silver dress.
'Phryne then finds that she has rescued a gorgeous Chinese, Lin Chung, and his grandmother, and is briefly mistaken for a deity. Denying divinity but accepting cognac, she later continues safely to the theatre. But it's an unexpected evening as her night is again interrupted by a most bizarre death onstage.
'What links can Phryne possibly find between the ridiculously entertaining plot of Ruddigore, the Chinese community of Little Bourke St or the actors treading the boards of His Majesty's Theatre? Drawn backstage and onstage, Phryne must solve an old murder and find a new murderer and, of course, banish the theatre's ghost, who seems likely to kill again.' (From the publisher's website.)
Adaptations
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form
y
Ruddy Gore
( dir. David Caesar
)
Melbourne
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Every Cloud Productions
,
2012
5984579
2012
single work
film/TV
crime
'During a night out to see a gala performance of Gilbert and Sullivan's Ruddigore, Phryne Fisher meets the gorgeous Lin Chung who has rescued the theatre's leading man from some thugs in a dark alley in Chinatown.
'The evening continues on unexpectedly with a bizarre death onstage. What links can Phryne find between the Chinese community of Little Bourke St, the illicit opium trade and the actors treading the boards of His Majesty's Theatre? Phryne must solve an old murder, find a new murderer, and banish the theatre's ghost who seems likely to kill again.'
Source: Australian Television Information Archive. (Sighted: 24/5/2013)
Notes
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Dedication: To my sister Janet Greenwood, for her courage and her delightful spirit.
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Epigraph: 'They do it with mirrors, my boy.' Colonel Pewter in Ironicus, Arthur Horner
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Sound recording.
- Large print.
- Dyslexic edition.
- Braille.
Works about this Work
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Phryne Fisher : A Postcolonial Female Detective in Ruddy Gore (1995)
2016
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Coolabah , no. 20 2016; (p. 48-66) 'Kerry Greenwood’s The Phryne Fisher Mystery Collection is formed by 19 novels set in 1928-1929 Australia and its main character is the Hon. Phryne Fisher, a young beautiful intelligent rich woman who works as a private detective. The seventh novel of this collection is Ruddy Gore (1995), which presents one of the most relevant characters in the series: Lin, and which includes a turning-point in the protagonist’s life.This article analyses the depiction of Miss Fisher as a postcolonial detective in the late 1920s Melbourne, and focuses on the constructs of gender and ethnicity in the creation of Miss Fisher and of Lin. This novel was adapted as a TV episode, aired by the Australia Broadcasting Corporation in 2012. This article also explores the way Phryne is depicted in the episode and how she interacts with some of the characters. The article aims to find out whether the adaptation creates a female detective as author Kerry Greenwood had envisioned, and whether this character breaks stereotypes or follows them.' (Publication abstract) -
In Short : Fiction
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 July 2004; (p. 17)
— Review of Toccata & Rain : A Novel 2004 single work novel ; Ruddy Gore 1995 single work novel ; Bush Oranges 2001 single work novel -
Paperbacks
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 3 June 1995; (p. wkd 6)
— Review of Ruddy Gore 1995 single work novel -
Crime Past and Present
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 170 1995; (p. 66)
— Review of Without Warning 1995 single work novel ; Ruddy Gore 1995 single work novel -
Thrillers
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 30 December 1995; (p. 6)
— Review of Recipes for Crime 1995 selected work short story prose ; Bones 1995 single work novel ; Ruddy Gore 1995 single work novel ; Stingray 1994 single work novel ; Letters from the President 1995 single work novel
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In Short : Fiction
2004
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 July 2004; (p. 17)
— Review of Toccata & Rain : A Novel 2004 single work novel ; Ruddy Gore 1995 single work novel ; Bush Oranges 2001 single work novel -
Hot and Bent
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 13 May 1995; (p. 9)
— Review of A Second Hand 1995 single work novel ; Ruddy Gore 1995 single work novel ; Dark Angel 1995 single work novel -
Thrillers
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 30 December 1995; (p. 6)
— Review of Recipes for Crime 1995 selected work short story prose ; Bones 1995 single work novel ; Ruddy Gore 1995 single work novel ; Stingray 1994 single work novel ; Letters from the President 1995 single work novel -
Crime Past and Present
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 170 1995; (p. 66)
— Review of Without Warning 1995 single work novel ; Ruddy Gore 1995 single work novel -
Paperbacks
1995
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 3 June 1995; (p. wkd 6)
— Review of Ruddy Gore 1995 single work novel -
Phryne Fisher : A Postcolonial Female Detective in Ruddy Gore (1995)
2016
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Coolabah , no. 20 2016; (p. 48-66) 'Kerry Greenwood’s The Phryne Fisher Mystery Collection is formed by 19 novels set in 1928-1929 Australia and its main character is the Hon. Phryne Fisher, a young beautiful intelligent rich woman who works as a private detective. The seventh novel of this collection is Ruddy Gore (1995), which presents one of the most relevant characters in the series: Lin, and which includes a turning-point in the protagonist’s life.This article analyses the depiction of Miss Fisher as a postcolonial detective in the late 1920s Melbourne, and focuses on the constructs of gender and ethnicity in the creation of Miss Fisher and of Lin. This novel was adapted as a TV episode, aired by the Australia Broadcasting Corporation in 2012. This article also explores the way Phryne is depicted in the episode and how she interacts with some of the characters. The article aims to find out whether the adaptation creates a female detective as author Kerry Greenwood had envisioned, and whether this character breaks stereotypes or follows them.' (Publication abstract)
- Melbourne, Victoria,
- 1920s
