Raisins and almonds - Poisoned Pen Press (UK)

Chapter Two
cis 1.4. polyisoprene
Detective Inspector John ‘Call me Jack, everyone does’ Robinson
sighted the neat figure in a town suit and the two café curtains
of black hair and sighed. The Hon. Miss Phryne Fisher, as ever
was, he thought, large as life and twice as natural, and about,
by her stride, smile and general demeanour, to make his day
uncomfortable. It looked like a nice clear case. Frustrated spinster
falls in love with attractive tall dark stranger. Tall dark stranger
does not return the favour, or perhaps seduces and betrays her,
and she gives him a friendly cup of strychnine tea. Easy, clear cut
and simple, and here came Miss Fisher to complicate things.
Wishing he was at home in the undemanding company of
his cattleya orchids, Jack Robinson intercepted the visitor at
the door.
‘Well, well, Miss Fisher,’ he began, ‘nothing to tax your wellknown
skills in this case.’
‘Oh, no?’ Phryne smiled guilelessly into the policeman’s face.
He winced. Miss Fisher was at her most dangerous when she
was smiling guilelessly. It was a sign that someone, somewhere,
was about to be shaken down until their teeth rattled and the