To investigate the death of a famous author and illustrator of fairy tales, Phryne takes a job at the women's magazine that employed the victim.

In 1932, the RMS Aquitania embodies all that is gracious and refined, in a world gripped by crisis and doubt. Returning home on the luxury liner after months abroad, Rowland Sinclair and his companions dine with a suffragette, a Bishop and a retired World Prophet. The Church encounters less orthodox religion in the Aquitania's chandeliered ballroom, where men of God rub shoulders with mystics in dinner suits. The elegant atmosphere on board is charged...

"Rowland Sinclair doesn't fit with his family. His conservative older brother, Wilfred, thinks he's reckless, a black sheep; his aging mother thinks he's her son who was killed in the war. Only his namesake Uncle Rowly, a kindred spirit, understands him-and now he's been brutally murdered in his own home. The police are literally clueless, and so Rowly takes it upon himself to investigate the crime. In order to root out the guilty party, he uses his...

War correspondent Billie Walker is happy to be back home in Sydney, but for her the heady postwar days of 1946 are tarnished by the loss of her father and the disappearance in Europe of her husband, Jack. She reopens her late father's business, a private investigation agency, and when a young man, the son of European emigrants, goes missing, finds herself on a dangerous new trail that will lead up to both the highest levels of Sydney society and down...

"It's 1932, and the Great Venus Island Fetish, a ceremonial mask surrounded by thirty-two human skulls, now resides in a museum in Sydney, Australia. But young anthropologist Archie Meek, recently returned from an extended field trip to Venus Island, has noticed something amiss: a strange discoloration on some of the skulls. Has someone tampered with the fetish? Is there a link between it and the mysterious disappearance of Cecil Polkinghorne, curator...

In 1908, Mary Davidson, tasked with supporting her father's boisterous whaling crews while caring for her five brothers and sisters after the death of their mother, must navigate through sibling rivalries and an all-consuming first love for a new crew member.

"1930s Australia A disgraced Minister, an unidentified corpse, and an scorned ex-flame all bring their own special type of bedlam in this newest addition to this politically thrilling historical mystery series by Sulari Gentill. When Rowland Sinclair volunteers his services as a pilot to fly the renowned international peace advocate, Egon Kisch, between Fremantle and Melbourne, he is unaware of how dangerous the mission will be. Sinclair not only...

Sergeant Lawrence of the Kangaroo Island police sees Pansy Pearce as an annoying busybody, and many others agree. Ugly strife on the island is already causing conflict between farmers and those aiming to preserve indigenous species. When this inquisitive yet compassionate young woman tries to defend victims of ignorance, social prejudice and violence, she finds herself in clashes on several fronts. But real danger threatens when she steps into the...

"Jack has been praised all his life for his extraordinary artistic talent and is rarely seen without his sketchpad. However, in Jack's world art is considered a hobby - men are expected to support their families with steady jobs offering solid prospects for advancement. Future responsibilities are far from Jack's thoughts, however, as he departs Australian shores for a six-month holiday visiting relatives in London. On the ocean crossing, Jack meets...