Buy new:
$17.70
RRP: $22.99

Recommended Retail Price (RRP)

The RRP displayed is the recommended retail price of a new product as provided by a manufacturer, supplier or seller. Amazon will display an RRP if the product was purchased on Amazon.com.au or offered to Australian consumers at or above the RRP in a recent period.
Save: $5.29 (23%)
Only 1 left in stock (more on the way).
$$17.70 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
$$17.70
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Delivery cost, delivery date and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.
Ships from
Amazon AU
Ships from
Amazon AU
Sold by
Amazon AU
Sold by
Amazon AU
Returns
Eligible for change of mind returns within 30 days of receipt
Eligible for change of mind returns within 30 days of receipt
This item can be returned in its original condition within 30 days of receipt for change of mind. If this item is damaged or defective, you may be entitled to a remedy after 30 days. Visit Returning Faulty Items for more information.
Read our returns policies
Returns
Eligible for change of mind returns within 30 days of receipt
This item can be returned in its original condition within 30 days of receipt for change of mind. If this item is damaged or defective, you may be entitled to a remedy after 30 days. Visit Returning Faulty Items for more information.
Read our returns policies
Payment
Secure transaction
Your transaction is secure
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
Payment
Secure transaction
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
New (4) from
$17.70  FREE Delivery on first order.
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet or computer—no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera, scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Follow the author

Kerry Greenwood
Follow
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

Murder on the Ballarat Train: Phryne Fisher's Murder Mysteries 3: Phryne Fisher's Murder Mysteries 3 Paperback – 1 March 2005

by Kerry Greenwood (Author)
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,815 ratings
See all formats and editions
{"desktop_buybox_group_1":[{"displayPrice":"$17.70","priceAmount":17.70,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"17","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"70","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"g0OBThgpjTEyGshFastZpSlnWKsX54ycStHH%2Bz5OEi3KE%2BSCd%2BKCfQ1hnLK7DNxhAplROMAkettXLXM9Z9YjFwDmOOS061%2FhXbOpso8UdCxQjPeeBE8xeOoARO82lRqZo%2F8qc0LJoH10vQ0Tfxba6dxuy24OUEbr","locale":"en-AU","buyingOptionType":"NEW","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":0}]}

Purchase options and add-ons

In Phryne's third adventure, Phryne is off to Ballarat for a week of fabulousness, but the sedate journey by train turns out to be far from the restful trip she was planning.

For the elegant Phryne Fisher, travelling sedately is not at all what it seems.
'Lie still, Dot dear, we've had a strange experience.' But neither the resourceful Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher nor her loyal maid, Dot Williams, are strangers to odd events.
When the glamorous Phryne Fisher, accompanied by Dot, decides to leave her delightfully fast, red Hispano-Suiza at home and travel to the country in the train, the last thing she expects is to have to use her trusty Beretta .32 to save their lives.
What was planned as a restful country sojourn turns into the stuff of nightmares- a young girl who can't remember anything, rumours of vile white slavery and the body of an old woman missing her emerald rings. And Phryne is at the centre, working through the clues to arrive at the incredible truth before another murder is committed.
Fortunately, Phryne can still find a little time for a discreet dalliance and the delicious diversion of that rowing team of young men.
Phryne Fisher is gutsy and adventurous, and endowed with plenty of grey matter.' West Australian
  Report an issue with this product
Previous page
  1. Book 3 of 22
    Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
  2. Print length
    180 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Allen & Unwin
  5. Publication date
    1 March 2005
  6. Dimensions
    13.03 x 1.14 x 19.48 cm
  7. ISBN-10
    1741145570
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1741145571
  9. See all details
Next page

Frequently bought together

Murder on the Ballarat Train: Phryne Fisher's Murder Mysteries 3: Phryne Fisher's Murder Mysteries 3
$17.70
Only 1 left in stock (more on the way).
Ships from and sold by Amazon AU.
+
Flying Too High: Phryne Fisher's Murder Mysteries 2: Phryne Fisher's Murder Mysteries 2
$17.70
Only 2 left in stock (more on the way).
Ships from and sold by Amazon AU.
+
Death at Victoria Dock: Phryne Fisher's Murder Mysteries 4: Phryne Fisher's Murder Mysteries 4
$17.70
Only 2 left in stock (more on the way).
Ships from and sold by Amazon AU.
Total Price:
To see our price, add these items to your cart.
Details
Added to Cart
Some of these items dispatch sooner than the others.
Show details Hide details
Choose items to buy together.

Product description

About the Author

Kerry Greenwood is the author of twenty-nine novels and the editor of two collections. Previous novels in the Phryne Fisher series are Cocaine Blues, Flying too High, Death on the Victoria Dock, Blood and Circuses, The Green Mill Murder, Ruddy Gore, Urn Burial, Raisins and Almonds, Death Before Wicket, Away with the Fairies, Murder in Montparnasse, The Castlemaine Murders and Queen of the Flowers. She is also the author of several books for young adults and the Delphic Women series.
When she is not writing she is an advocate in Magistrates' Court for the Legal Aid Commission. She is not married, has no children and lives with a registered Wizard.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Allen & Unwin; 1st edition (1 March 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 180 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1741145570
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1741145571
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.03 x 1.14 x 19.48 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,815 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Kerry Greenwood

Kerry Greenwood

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Kerry Greenwood (born 17 June 1954 in Footscray, Victoria) is an Australian author and defence lawyer. She has written many plays and books, most notably a string of historical detective novels centred on the character of Phryne Fisher. She writes mysteries, science-fiction, historical fiction, and children's stories, as well as plays. She is unmarried but lives with a "registered wizard".

Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Photo by John Lamp (John Lamp) [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons.

Customer reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5 out of 5
2,815 global ratings

Review this product

Share your thoughts with other customers
Write a customer review

Top reviews from Australia

Terry Nisbet
5.0 out of 5 stars Book
Reviewed in Australia on 13 January 2024
Verified Purchase
Great product
Helpful
 Report
Davey
4.0 out of 5 stars Readable As Ever.
Reviewed in Australia on 31 May 2021
Verified Purchase
"Murder on the Ballarat Train" by Kerry Greenwood is an early Miss Fisher mystery and introduces newcomers to her expanding household. Readable as ever this book is sure to please.
Helpful
 Report
DrRiverSong
5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting
Reviewed in Australia on 23 May 2022
Verified Purchase
I love her books. The Sass and the excitement
Helpful
 Report
Cheryl
5.0 out of 5 stars Ballarat Train
Reviewed in Australia on 2 March 2021
Verified Purchase
This is a great series of stories set back in early times 1920’s I think. It’s interesting to read about places in the city of Melbourne that are still here in 2021.
Helpful
 Report
Kindle Don
4.0 out of 5 stars Its a bit twerky but an interesting read
Reviewed in Australia on 16 April 2021
Verified Purchase
I liked the odd-ball difference, must read first chapter carefully or you will lose the plot later.
Helpful
 Report
LP
5.0 out of 5 stars Book 3 under my belt
Reviewed in Australia on 22 December 2014
Verified Purchase
Back visiting with my favourite characters again. The plot line is almost a side issue for me with the Phryne Fisher books. But another pleasant read. Phryne Fisher has become a bit of a superwoman with her multiple talents that she manages to use in solving the crimes.
Helpful
 Report
Sybil M Ungar
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in Australia on 6 June 2018
Verified Purchase
Ingenious and entertaining
Helpful
 Report
Kjane
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent series
Reviewed in Australia on 2 May 2022
This is book 3 in the Phyrne Fisher series and another good amateur detective story.
This time Phryne is on the train to Ballarat when she wakes to the smell of chloroform. Much to her horror most of the first class carriage have been impacted by this. On top of it, a person has completely disappeared! Phryne finds herself once again in the middle of a mystery.
Lots of fun, and some disturbing elements too, with child trafficking and slavery being exposed.
Helpful
 Report

Top reviews from other countries

ungenannte Rezensentin
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in Germany on 15 August 2023
Verified Purchase
Still the fascinating Phryne Fisher as of the first book - abolutely greatly written. Storyline, characters all well and adorable.
Loved it
Report
GEETANJALI DESAI
4.0 out of 5 stars Lady James Bond of 1920's
Reviewed in India on 6 November 2019
Verified Purchase
After having seen the series I was keen to read the origin of the inspiration for the series. And i was not disappointed. So many details were different in the series and book. It is like two separate thread of the story are being slowly but surely being knotted together to a make an attractive fabric. A modern heroine who has panache, and numerous lovers that is replicated only by James Bond. Can't put it down once you start reading....
Report
A. Hux
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun Romp !
Reviewed in the United States on 16 April 2016
Verified Purchase
Fun read ! Nancy Drew Mysteries on steroids ! If you were a fan of Nancy Drew when you were a child, and you enjoy Phryne Fisher Mysteries on PBS, you'll get hooked on these delightful, fast reading "Nancy Drew" Phryne mystery books for grownups ! Pure escapism....The Roaring Twenties setting is delightful.

Phryne is an independent, daring, heroine who carries a gun (similar to Nancy Drew), not afraid to bend the rules and always has a temporary lover. The books are are not quite the same as the TV series, to which I am addicted to, but the pace and stories are just as much fun. You will find Bert, Cecil, Dot (introduced in Cocaine Blues”) and others. Inspector Robinson is older, and not potential love material, and not as endearing as depicted in the TV series. Each book I’ve read, the fascinating action immediately grabs your attention before the end of the 2nd page. Great summer reading, or when you need a break from more serious reading pursuits.

So far, I have read 3 of the series, and "Murder on the Ballart Train" is my favorite to date (the first one I read, Cocaine Blues, for me, spent too much time on describing her clothes in detail.) In the "Murder on the Ballarat Train" you will be introduced to the orphan,"Jane", an amnesia child with her story of abuse, neglect and worse. In the 3 books I've read, besides the murder mystery, there has been other themes, either social or political in nature which sometimes introduces characters that will become familiar in future stories.

I highly recommend "Raisins and Almonds". Ms Greenwood's stories certainly, remind me of the delightful hours I spent reading "Nancy Drew" mysteries when I was young (however I do not recommend them to impressionable youngsters 17 yrs old or younger, primarily for Ms Fisher's casual promiscuous love choices - perhaps that just reflects my fuddy-duddy age during the 40's, 50's era.)

Do not expect a Dorothy Sayers or J.D. James mystery. Kerry Greenwood's, Phryne Fisher is a short fun romp of escapism, and enhances the colorful PBS series.
5 people found this helpful
 Report
Eveline Howells
5.0 out of 5 stars I love all Kerry Greenwood cds
Reviewed in Canada on 7 December 2015
Verified Purchase
I love all Kerry Greenwood cds, I am working my way through this collection. Miss Fryne Fisher is so different, the stories are full of characters which make the stories , interesting, you as you get to understand them all. It is set in Australia in the 1920's , really fun recommend them all so far.
Report
Kindle Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars A train of excitement
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 March 2015
Verified Purchase
A five star thriller. Good complicated plot. Miss Fisher does not shirk from the seedy sleazy side of life so we have underage girls being procured, vile Madams, decent chaps...all too willing to fall into sexy Phryne's sea green bed...The whole told graphically but with a sense of the goodness that can emerge when the right things are done. In Miss Fisher's world the evil get their just deserts. Very satisfactory. Brilliant writing, conveying time, place, and social ethics without preaching....and with a wry sense of humour to lighten the undoubted horrors. Highly recommended.
2 people found this helpful
 Report