Note: This applies to the US Kindle version.

And an odd version it is - hence the two stars. Is the book really by Kerry Greenwood? I wonder.

Lately I've had a grand ol' time reading through the Phryne Fisher mysteries. Despite a certain curiosity as to why vol. 1-3, then 10-18, but not 4-9 is available to me in the Kindle store, I've very much enjoyed the books. Some are better, some are worse, but all are entertaining.

Until this. Until a book which appears SO MUCH out of character that I wonder if the author is really the author. Suddenly, when a discreet doctor is needed for a female victim, Dr. Mac isn't even mentioned. A sister so effectively used in the previous book is suddenly ... not even mentioned.

Let's ignore the suddenly horrendous typography and layout, which made the Kindle book near unreadable. Let's skip the out-of-character behaviour of the main characters.

The plot. What about the PLOT? "What about the plot?" I hear you ask. Yes. What about it? Where was the plot? I shan't spoil, but honestly I am tempted to retitle this volume: "The Chase for the Itinerant Plot".

This one was a shock to my system after the lovely #13 ("The Castlemain Murders") and the absolutely delightful #14 ("Death by Water").

Again: was this REALLY written by Kerry Greenwood? Ya could'v fooled me.