BLOOD AND CIRCUSES

In this continuation of Greenwood's popular Phryne Fisher series, the 1920s Australian detective finds herself leaving her life of elegance and comfort to go undercover as a trick horseback rider in a circus. Her mission is to find out who is causing the questionable accidents of the circus’s performers and who murdered the circus hermaphrodite in the local boardinghouse. Stephanie Daniel provides expert delivery—whether she’s portraying the chatter of Australian police, boardinghouse maids, or salt-of-the-earth circus performers. She credibly depicts Fisher’s charismatic flair as well as the paranoia of the suspected murderer. Daniel as Fisher is audio performance at its finest. B.J.P. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine [Published: JANUARY 2012]