Phryne Fisher, her sister Beth, and her faithful maid,
Dot, decide that Luna Park is the place for an afternoon
of fun and excitement with Phryne's two daughters, Ruth
and Jane. But in the dusty dark Ghost Train, amidst the
squeals of horror and delight, a mummified bullet-studded
corpse falls to the ground in front of them. Phryne
Fisher's pleasure trip has definitely become
business.
Digging to the bottom of this
longstanding mystery takes her to the country town of
Castlemaine where it soon becomes obvious that someone is
trying to muzzle her investigations. With unknown
threatening assailants on her path, Phryne seems headed
for more trouble than usual.
Meanwhile, Phryne's
lover Lin Chung has his own mystery to solve. Feuding
families and lost gold fill his mind until he learns that
Phryne herself has become missing treasure.