Set in swinging '60s Melbourne the gorgeously reckless Peregrine Fisher inherits a windfall when the famous aunt she never knew Phryne Fisher goes missing over the highlands of New Guinea. Peregrine sets out to become a world-class private detective in her own right with the unerring guidance of The Adventuresses' Club a group of exceptional women of which her celebrated aunt was a member. A natural rule breaker Peregrine is fearless fun and charmingly down-to-earth. Despite failing at a number of jobs - hairdresser typist and sales girl - her survival instincts have kept her afloat. Armed with an impressive collection of life skills and having recently lost her dependent mother Peregrine is perfectly poised for a new and challenging life and looking for a sense of belonging. She's a self-starter with an innate curiosity moral integrity and an acute sense of justice; all of which delivers her an instinct for