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Phryne Fisher Mysteries
1989-
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novel
(number
19
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2012...
2012
Unnatural Habits
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'The decidedly raven-haired Miss Phryne Fisher returns to delve deep into the dark cellars of Melbourne. 1929: pretty little golden-haired girls are going missing in Melbourne. But they're not just pretty. Three of them are pregnant, poor girls from the harsh confines of the Magdalen Laundry. People are getting nervous. Polly Kettle, a pushy, self-important Girl Reporter with ambition and no sense of self preservation, decides to investigate--and promptly goes missing herself. It's time for Phryne and Dot to put a stop to this and find Polly Kettle before something quite irreparable happens to all of them. It's a tale of convents and plots, piracy, murder and mystery . . . and Phryne finally finds out if it's true that blondes have more fun.' (Publisher's website)
Adaptations
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form
y
Unnatural Habits
( dir. Tony Tilse
)
Byron Bay
:
Every Cloud Productions
,
2013
7080038
2013
single work
film/TV
crime
'The gothic world of the Magdalene Laundries — a halfway house for pregnant and wayward girls, run by Catholic nuns — sets the scene for the tragic death of an escaping teenager. As Phryne becomes more suspicious of the goings-on behind the convent walls, she and Jack realise the threads of this crime lead higher up and closer to home than they ever suspected.'
Source: Australian Television Information Archive. (Sighted: 26/2/2014)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Large print.
- Braille.
- Dyslexic edition.
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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[Review] Unnatural Habits
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 27 October 2012; (p. 38)
— Review of Unnatural Habits 2012 single work novel -
Feisty Flapper Packs a Plot Punch but Slips on Lexicon
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 25 November 2012; (p. 15) The Sunday Age , 25 November 2012; (p. 14)
— Review of Unnatural Habits 2012 single work novel -
Cast from the Past
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10-11 November 2012; (p. 32) The Saturday Age , 10 November 2012; (p. 29)
— Review of Paving the New Road 2012 single work novel ; Unnatural Habits 2012 single work novel
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Cast from the Past
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10-11 November 2012; (p. 32) The Saturday Age , 10 November 2012; (p. 29)
— Review of Paving the New Road 2012 single work novel ; Unnatural Habits 2012 single work novel -
Feisty Flapper Packs a Plot Punch but Slips on Lexicon
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 25 November 2012; (p. 15) The Sunday Age , 25 November 2012; (p. 14)
— Review of Unnatural Habits 2012 single work novel -
[Review] Unnatural Habits
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 27 October 2012; (p. 38)
— Review of Unnatural Habits 2012 single work novel
Awards
- 2013 longlisted Davitt Award — Best Adult Crime Novel
Last amended 20 Sep 2021 16:17:30
Settings:
- Melbourne City, Melbourne, Victoria,
- 1929
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