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Fisher's Murder Mysteries — Miss

As the clock strikes midnight and the lights dim for the grand unveiling, a single gunshot rings out. When the lights return, the bird is gone, and Lord Sterling is found slumped against the aviary glass, a silver dart in his neck. The Investigation

immediately takes charge, her gold-plated pistol ready, much to the exasperated sigh of Detective Inspector Jack Robinson , who arrived just in time to see her crouching over the body. Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

Phryne Fisher is invited to an exclusive gala at the newly opened Royal Aviary in Melbourne to celebrate the arrival of a rare, golden-crested bird from the Orient. The event is a swirl of silk, jazz, and illegal gin, hosted by a reclusive billionaire, Lord Sterling. As the clock strikes midnight and the lights

discovers that the "silver dart" wasn't just a weapon, but a specialized surgical tool stolen from her own clinic weeks prior. Phryne Fisher is invited to an exclusive gala

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