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Blood and Circuses

Phryne Fisher Mystery (Phryne Fisher Series)

  • 2007 first published
  • 212 pages

Published in 2007, Blood and Circuses is a circus fiction novel by Kerry Greenwood. It takes readers to Melbourne, Vic. and Australia in C. 1928. Characters include Phryne Fisher. It deals with women detectives, circus, Phryne Fisher and crime.

9 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list.

It runs to roughly 212 pages — 3–4 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

  • C. 1928

Characters

  • Phryne Fisher

Subjects

  • Women detectives
  • Circus
  • Phryne Fisher
  • Fisher, phryne
  • Australia
  • Women sleuths mystery & detective
  • Crime

Quick answers

Who wrote Blood and Circuses?

Blood and Circuses was written by Kerry Greenwood and first published in 2007.

What genre is Blood and Circuses?

It is usually shelved as Circus & Carnival.

How long is Blood and Circuses?

The median edition has 212 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Blood and Circuses?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Circus Horse, The Untold and The Night Circus.

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