Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (TV Series) Raisins and Almonds (2012) User Reviews

A very good story.

[Sleepin_Dragon · 8/10 · 20 August 2020]

Phryne is once again in the right place at the right time, and on hand to investigate the death of a young man at a bookstore, it appears to be natural causes, but Phryne digs away.

It's a very well crafted mystery, it raises the question of Israel, which can of course be a tricky subject, but it's well handled, and not biased, and doesn't try and make political points.

I wasn't a fan of the previous episode, but this one was very good, I loved all of that premise about alchemy and the man's desire to turn metal into gold, the conclusion was very satisfying.

Bert and Cec are really great fun, they made for a really good double act, they add a lighter side.

Very good, 8/10.

"I stabbed him in the shoulder!"

[bensonmum2 · 8/10 · 6 April 2017]

As luck would have it, Miss Fisher is on hand when a young man is found dead in a bookstore. Miss Fisher suspects foul play and based at least in part on her discovers at the crime scene, the bookstore manager, Miss Leigh, is arrested on suspicion of murder. In an ironic twist, the bookstore's owner, Ben Abrahams, hires Miss Fisher to prove Miss Leigh's innocence. Miss Fisher discovers that the murdered man was a scientist with a dream of creating a Jewish homeland. To fund the dream, he had been working on a formula as valuable as turning lead into gold – something valuable enough to kill for.

The further I get into the series, the more I enjoy each episode. Raisins and Almonds is truly entertaining. There's probably more mystery here than in the other episodes I've seen, with Miss Fisher doing more real sleuthing. Hidden messages, mystery poisons, and secret formulas – there's a lot here for Miss Fisher and Co to uncover. While the solutions to the mysteries have been a little obvious in several of the episodes so far, that's not the case this time. I guessed incorrectly throughout Raisins and Almonds. Scenes that stood out to me included the nighttime chase in (and out) of the bookstore and (obviously) the final standoff with the murderer. This one gets an 8/10 from me.

Another enjoyable aspect of this particular episode is the side- story featuring Miss Fisher's hired muscle, Bert and Cec. I don't think I've written about them before, but they always add a ton of flavor to each episode – even when their parts are small. It was nice to see the pair given a bit more screen time than normal in Raisins and Almonds.