With more than a dash of glamour and serious helpings of style, the
witty and courageous Phryne Fisher returns.
In 1928, St. Kilda's streets hang with fairy lights. Magic shows,
marionettes, tea dances, tango competitions, lifesaving demonstrations,
lantern shows, and picnics on the beach are all part of the Flower
Parade. And who else should be chosen to be Queen of the Flowers but the
gorgeous, charming and terribly fashionable Hon Phryne Fisher? Phryne
needs a new dress and a swimming costume but she also needs a lot of
courage to confront her problems: a missing daughter, the return of an
old lover, and a young woman found drowned at the beach at Elwood.