FORBIDDEN
FRUIT
Kerry Greenwood
Corinna Chapman returns
in her fifth adventure, witty and wise as ever - running rings around the villains,
courageous on behalf of the helpless, and committed to the pursuit of baking excellence.
Corinna
Chapman, owner of Earthly Delights, detests Christmas. The shoppers are frantic
and the heat oppressive. Neither of which this perfect size 20 with a genius for
baking breads finds congenial. She's dreaming of quiet, air-conditioned comfort
but instead finds herself dealing with a rose-loving donkey named Serena, a maniacal
mother with staring eyes, a distracted assistant searching for the perfect muffin
recipe, her friend the fearless witch Meroe, and the luscious Daniel with whom
she'd like to spend a lot more time.
But Daniel is on the hunt
to find two young runaways, Brigid and Manny. This simple Romeo and Juliet romance
though is not as straightforward as it seems and they will go a long way to ensure
they're not found. When Corinna and Daniel find that Brigid is on the streets,
heavily pregnant and in danger, the stakes rise.
With the help
of a troupe of free-spirited freegans, some very clever internet hackers and a
bunch of vegans, Corinna and Daniel go head-to-head with a sinister religious
cult on a mission and a band of Romany gypsies out for revenge in a wild and wonderful
chase against the clock.
ABOUT KERRY GREENWOOD
Kerry
Greenwood is the author of twenty-nine novels and the editor of two collections.
The first three books in the Corinna series are Earthly Delights (2004), Heavenly
Pleasures (2005) and Devil's Food (2006). Previous novels in the Phryne Fisher
series are Cocaine Blues, Flying too High, Murder on the Ballarat Train, 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, Queen of the Flowers, Death by Water
and Murder in the Dark. 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.
'Forbidden Fruit' is
available now (RRP $22.99).
