This is my first book in this series. To everyone who, like me, started with watching the TV series, I assure you that it will not be a problem and you won’t be disappointed. I also had no problem not having read the previous books. I got into this story very quickly.

If you are unfamiliar with the TV show or the previous books, and this is your first encounter with Miss Fisher and her group of devoted helpers, then you should definitely get to know her. It's great to watch her brilliant mind work. At the same time, she is so cute that you can easily forgive her bravado or simple nosiness. Miss Fisher is one of those people who are not afraid to create problems, but also to solve them later on her own. Not only Miss Fisher, but also other characters are very easily to like - her trusted companion Dot, her adopted kids - Jane, Ruth and Tinker, and policeman Hugh Collins. They all make a group that is nice to read about.

The plot is also very interesting. We have two mysteries here. One is solved by Miss Fisher and Dot in the small town of Daylesford she has been invited to, and the other by Hugh and Miss Fisher's children. They are both equally interesting. I think that there is quite a good balance between these two cases, so that as a reader we are really committed to resolving both of them. At the same time, they are completely different from each other.

In the case of Miss Fisher's mystery, we can basically talk about an entire bunch of potential crimes, some of which are loosely related to each other. These are more your typical small-town crimes, although with an interesting twist at the end. I like that not everything was part of one scheme. And also, that not everything turned out to be a crime. The case Jane, Ruth, Tinker and Hugh are working on is much simpler, but the kids also need to show considerable perceptiveness to solve it. Both plotlines are really good.

Jack is not really a part of this book. He is involved in some other case. Surprisingly, it did not bother me at all, and I did not notice his absence in this story. Though I'm curious to see what Phryne and Jack's joint investigation will look like.

If you are a fan of the TV series, this book will not disappoint. If you haven't met Miss Fisher yet, feel free to read this book too. The fact that this is the twenty-first book in this series (sic!) is not the slightest problem. It is really fun to read. Now I’m into it and I will certainly read the previous books in this series too.

Thanks to NetGalley and Poisoned Pen Press for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.