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Is part of Phryne Fisher Mysteries Kerry Greenwood , 1989- series - author novel (number 7 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 1995... 1995 Ruddy Gore
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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

form y separately published work icon Ruddy Gore Liz Doran , ( dir. David Caesar ) Melbourne : 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

  • Dedication: To my sister Janet Greenwood, for her courage and her delightful spirit.
  • Epigraph: 'They do it with mirrors, my boy.' Colonel Pewter in Ironicus, Arthur Horner

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: McPhee Gribble , 1995 .
      image of person or book cover 7630486855903494388.jpg
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      Extent: 282p.
      Note/s:
      • Death by comic opera - Phryne Fisher's backstage debut (appears on cover).
      ISBN: 9780869143629, 086914362X
    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2004 .
      person or book cover
      Courtesy of Allen & Unwin
      Extent: 283p.
      Note/s:
      • Published June 2004
      ISBN: 1741143144, 9781741143140
    • Scottsdale, Arizona,
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Poisoned Pen Press ,
      2005 .
      image of person or book cover 7244822640646827675.jpg
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      Extent: 207p.
      Edition info: 1st US ed.
      ISBN: 1590581180 (hbk), 9781590581186
    • Scottsdale, Arizona,
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Poisoned Pen Press ,
      2006 .
      image of person or book cover 2557277383116611623.jpg
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 207p.
      ISBN: 9781590583142 (pbk), 1590583140 (pbk)
    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2012 .
      person or book cover
      Courtesy of Allen & Unwin
      Extent: 240p.
      Note/s:
      • On cover: 'As seen on ABC1.'
      ISBN: 9781742379623
    • Scottsdale, Arizona,
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Poisoned Pen Press ,
      2017 .
      image of person or book cover 83655143246533243.jpg
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      Extent: 1vp.
      Note/s:
      • Published May 2, 2017
      ISBN: 9781464208201

Other Formats

  • Sound recording.
  • Large print.
  • Dyslexic edition.
  • Braille.

Works about this Work

Phryne Fisher : A Postcolonial Female Detective in Ruddy Gore (1995) Caty Ribas , 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 Michael McGirr , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 July 2004; (p. 17)

— Review of Toccata & Rain : A Novel Philip Salom , 2004 single work novel ; Ruddy Gore Kerry Greenwood , 1995 single work novel ; Bush Oranges Kay Donovan , 2001 single work novel
Paperbacks Graham Clark , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 3 June 1995; (p. wkd 6)

— Review of Ruddy Gore Kerry Greenwood , 1995 single work novel
Crime Past and Present J. R. Carroll , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 170 1995; (p. 66)

— Review of Without Warning Peter Yeldham , 1995 single work novel ; Ruddy Gore Kerry Greenwood , 1995 single work novel
Thrillers Peter Pierce , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 30 December 1995; (p. 6)

— Review of Recipes for Crime Kerry Greenwood , Jenny Pausacker , 1995 selected work short story prose ; Bones Gabrielle Lord , 1995 single work novel ; Ruddy Gore Kerry Greenwood , 1995 single work novel ; Stingray J. R. Carroll , 1994 single work novel ; Letters from the President John Little , 1995 single work novel
In Short : Fiction Michael McGirr , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 3-4 July 2004; (p. 17)

— Review of Toccata & Rain : A Novel Philip Salom , 2004 single work novel ; Ruddy Gore Kerry Greenwood , 1995 single work novel ; Bush Oranges Kay Donovan , 2001 single work novel
Hot and Bent Katharine England , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 13 May 1995; (p. 9)

— Review of A Second Hand David Owen , 1995 single work novel ; Ruddy Gore Kerry Greenwood , 1995 single work novel ; Dark Angel John Dale , 1995 single work novel
Thrillers Peter Pierce , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 30 December 1995; (p. 6)

— Review of Recipes for Crime Kerry Greenwood , Jenny Pausacker , 1995 selected work short story prose ; Bones Gabrielle Lord , 1995 single work novel ; Ruddy Gore Kerry Greenwood , 1995 single work novel ; Stingray J. R. Carroll , 1994 single work novel ; Letters from the President John Little , 1995 single work novel
Crime Past and Present J. R. Carroll , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , May no. 170 1995; (p. 66)

— Review of Without Warning Peter Yeldham , 1995 single work novel ; Ruddy Gore Kerry Greenwood , 1995 single work novel
Paperbacks Graham Clark , 1995 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 3 June 1995; (p. wkd 6)

— Review of Ruddy Gore Kerry Greenwood , 1995 single work novel
Phryne Fisher : A Postcolonial Female Detective in Ruddy Gore (1995) Caty Ribas , 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)
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