KERRY GREENWOOD: R.I.P.

Sad news. Australian Kerry Greenwood, author of the Phyrne Fisher mysteries, died on March 26, at the age of 70. I really enjoyed all of her books. She will be missed. 

Kerry Greenwood published the first Phryne Fisher novel, Cocaine Blues, in 1989 and went on to write 22 novels featuring the glamorous 1920s detective. An adaptation of the series, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012), starred Essie Davis in the lead role and ran for three seasons.

Kerry Greenwood, who was also known for the Corinna Chapman mysteries, was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 2020.

Alongside her career as a professional writer, Greenwood worked as a legal aid solicitor in Melbourne, Australia.

From ABC Australia:
A new Phryne Fisher novel in the works. Greenwood's latest novel, Murder in the Cathedral — number 23 in the Phryne Fisher series — is due out late in 2025.
On March 18, in her last Facebook post, Greenwood shared an update about the forthcoming book.
"Murder in the Cathedral (the newest Phryne) is undergoing transformation from an extensively edited Word file into proper pages. This is a slow process, involving mysterious alchemy, scattering of rose petals, muttered incantations and the like, but it progresses," she wrote.