The City & the City new-arrivals-160123 The first of Phryne's adventures

The first of Phryne's adventures from Australia's most elegant and irrepressible sleuth

It should be a useful resource for students both as a study companion and a revision guide

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and it seems only a matter of time before they will meet in person

"This book has the lucidity and the intelligence we have come to expect from Marjorie Perloff

The City & the City new-arrivals-160123 The first of Phryne's adventuresNamed one of the best books of the year by The Los Angeles Times, The Seattle Times, and Publishers WeeklyWhen a murdered woman is found in the city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks to be a routine case for Inspector Tyador Borl of the Extreme Crime Squad. To investigate, Borl must travel from the decaying Beszel to its equal, rival, and intimate neighbor, the vibrant city of Ul Qoma. But this is a border crossing like no other, a