MURDER AND MENDELSSOHN Phryne Fisher, Book 20

The many listeners already addicted to Kerry Greenwood's witty, sexy mysteries will be delighted by the newest offering. Those who have not yet met brainy and delectable Phryne Fisher of Melbourne, Australia (circa pre-WWII), will have the pleasure of this and hours of previous installments. All are read by the velvet-voiced Stephanie Daniel, whose pacing is always perfect and who can portray everyone from children to dock workers. In this book, Phryne helps her favorite copper identify the killer of an odious choral conductor whose death suits everyone but the victim. Along the way, she encounters an old flame who needs comfort and protection. Trust Phryne to deliver both. In between, she tussles with Melbourne mobsters and drinks champagne. What's not to love? A.C.S. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2013]