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Is part of Phryne Fisher Mysteries Kerry Greenwood , 1989- series - author novel (number 12 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2002... 2002 Murder in Montparnasse
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'Seven Australian soldiers, carousing in Paris in 1918, unknowingly witness a murder and their presence has devastating consequences. Ten years later, two are dead...under very suspicious circumstances. Phryne's wharfie mates, Bert and Cec, appeal to her for help. They were part of this group of soldiers in 1918 and they fear for their lives and for those of the other three men. It's only as Phryne delves into the investigation that she, too, remembers being in Montparnasse on that very same day. While Phryne is occupied with memories of Montparnasse past and the race to outpace the murderer, she finds troubles of a different kind at home. Her lover, Lin Chung, is about to be married. The effect this is having on her own usually peaceful household is disastrous.' (Source: back cover, 2002 edition)

Adaptations

form y separately published work icon Murder in Montparnasse Ysabelle Dean , ( dir. Tony Tilse et. al. )agent Melbourne : Every Cloud Productions , 2012 5984672 2012 single work film/TV crime

'As a young woman in Paris after the war, Phryne posed for the famous artist Pierre Sarcelle. Now, ten years later, Sarcelle's widow arrives in Melbourne asking for her late husband's paintings.

'When the widow suddenly disappears, Phryne discovers the connection between Mme Sarcelle and the death of an Australian war veteran who witnessed the 'accidental' death of Sarcelle at Montparnasse train station.

'As Phryne delves into this investigation, she remembers her own days in Paris and her first love. The two worlds collide as Phryne tracks down the murderer — but Jack is the man who gives her the courage to confront her past.'

Source: Australian Television Information Archive. (Sighted: 24/5/2013)

Notes

  • Dedication: This book is dedicated to Dr Ruth Campbell, most excellent of historians - this is all your doing, you know ... And in loving memory of Cecil Murgatroyd, parfait joculator.
  • Epigraph: 'Paris is a moveable feast.' Ernest Hemingway, A Moveable Feast

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    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2002 .
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      Extent: 292p.
      Note/s:
      • Includes Bibliography (pp. 291-292).
      ISBN: 9781865088068 (pbk), 1865088064 (pbk)
    • Scottsdale, Arizona,
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      Americas,
      :
      Poisoned Pen Press ,
      2004 .
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      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 257p.
      Edition info: 1st US ed.
      Note/s:
      • Includes bibliographical references.
      ISBN: 1590580427 (hbk), 9781590580424 (hbk)
    • Scottsdale, Arizona,
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      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Poisoned Pen Press ,
      2006 .
      image of person or book cover 8580062178036048423.jpg
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 257p.
      Note/s:
      • Includes bibliographical references.
      ISBN: 9781590582770 (pbk), 1590582772 (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: 300p.
      Note/s:
      • On cover: 'As seen on ABC1.'
      ISBN: 9781742379630

Other Formats

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

Works about this Work

Murder in Montparnasse and Kerry Greenwood's French Connection Sue Ryan-Fazilleau , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Mostly French : French (in) Detective Fiction 2009; (p. 77-92)
Kabel's Korner 2002 single work column
— Appears in: Crime Factory , November no. 8 2002; (p. 63-64)
[Review] Murder in Montparnasse Beth Proudley , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Crime Factory , August no. 7 2002; (p. 55)

— Review of Murder in Montparnasse Kerry Greenwood , 2002 single work novel
Criminal Pleasures R. J. Thompson , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 245 2002; (p. 54-55)

— Review of The Diviner's Son Gary Crew , 2002 single work novel ; Murder in Montparnasse Kerry Greenwood , 2002 single work novel ; Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing Gabrielle Lord , 2002 single work novel
Crimefile Steve Gibbons , 2002 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 3 August 2002; (p. 6)

— Review of Delicate Indecencies Sandy McCutcheon , 2001 single work novel ; Murder in Montparnasse Kerry Greenwood , 2002 single work novel
A Phryne Time to Curl Up with Some Classy Cozies Sue Turnbull , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 23 June 2002; (p. 8)

— Review of Murder in Montparnasse Kerry Greenwood , 2002 single work novel ; The Feng Shui Detective Goes South Nury Vittachi , 2002 single work novel
Snuggle Up, Murder's Afoot Christine Cremen , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20-21 July 2002; (p. 11)

— Review of Murder in Montparnasse Kerry Greenwood , 2002 single work novel
Paperbacks Katharine England , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 3 August 2002; (p. 11)

— Review of Murder in Montparnasse Kerry Greenwood , 2002 single work novel ; The Home Crowd Graham Kershaw , 2002 single work novel ; Hindustan Contessa : A Novel Jane Watson , 2002 single work novel
Inquiring Minds Robin Wallace-Crabbe , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 27 August vol. 120 no. 6339 2002; (p. 72)

— Review of Salt and Blood : A Cliff Hardy Novel Peter Corris , 2002 single work novel ; Murder in Montparnasse Kerry Greenwood , 2002 single work novel
Crimefile Steve Gibbons , 2002 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 3 August 2002; (p. 6)

— Review of Delicate Indecencies Sandy McCutcheon , 2001 single work novel ; Murder in Montparnasse Kerry Greenwood , 2002 single work novel
Kabel's Korner 2002 single work column
— Appears in: Crime Factory , November no. 8 2002; (p. 63-64)
Murder in Montparnasse and Kerry Greenwood's French Connection Sue Ryan-Fazilleau , 2009 single work criticism
— Appears in: Mostly French : French (in) Detective Fiction 2009; (p. 77-92)
The Mean Streets of Montparnasse Jeff Popple , 2002 single work column
— Appears in: Canberra Sunday Times , 9 June 2002; (p. 49)
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