Found a note with several of the books I had read last spring/early summer. While I had remembered most of them, and reviewed them (or at least put them on another list to write the reviews), there were a few that I had forgotten. This was one of them.
Flying Too High is the second in the Phryne Fisher series of books, and like the others, takes place in Australia. I enjoy the descriptions of 1920s Australia, similar to the U.S. at that time, but different, too. Phryne, of course, is a one of a kind heroine, with flaws.
Phryne is approached by Mrs. McNaughton. Phryne is hired to stop Mrs. McNaughton's son, Bill, from killing Mr. McNaughton. Bill has a temper and is short money, and Mr. McNaughton is pretty nasty himself, and the two are in the middle of a disagreement about a loan. Phryne takes the case, but Mr. McNaughton ends up dead, anyway.
Phryne now has to prove Bill innocent, but along the way decides to solve the kidnapping of a little girl, and protect her from the pedophile who is one of her kidnappers.
Phryne flys an airplane, has hot sex with a couple of different men, procures a prostitute, and solves the cases.
Enjoyed the book, especially the recurring supporting characters of Dot, Bert and Cec, and the new characters of Mr. and Mrs. Butler.
Part of my 2015 Mt. TBR reading challenge. #32 of 48. Bought Mar 21, 2014, finished late May, 2015.
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