Setinswinging'60sMelbourne,thegorgeouslyrecklessPeregrineFisherinheritsawindfallwhenthefamousauntsheneverknew,PhryneFisher,goesmissingoverthehighlandsofNewGuinea.Peregrinesetsouttobecomeaworld-classprivatedetectiveinherownrightwiththeunerringguidanceofTheAdventuresses'Club,agroupofexceptionalwomenofwhichhercelebratedauntwasamember.Anaturalrulebreaker,Peregrineisfearless,fun,andcharminglydown-to-earth.Despitefailingatanumberofjobs-hairdresser,typistandsalesgirl-hersurvivalinstinctshavekeptherafloat.Armedwithanimpressivecollectionoflifeskillsandhavingrecentlylostherdependentmother,Peregrineisperfectlypoisedforanewandchallenginglifeandlookingforasenseofbelonging.She'saself-starterwithaninnatecuriosity,moralintegrityandanacutesenseofjustice;allofwhichdeliversheraninstinctfor