Brunswick Street Blues

Brick Brown lives with her adopted uncle at his hotel, the Phoenix, in Brunswick Street, Fitzroy. Brick had been abandoned as a baby, spent time in foster care before Baz adopted her. She works part-time in the pub which is a centre for blues music. During the day Brick works for the local council in the PR Department which she hopes will provide the opportunity for her to obtain background about Council's involvement in some shady real estate dealing in the area. Then Baz disappears and Brick with the help of friends investigates.

Brunswick Street Blues by Sally Bothroyd is an extrememly readable, amusing, crime novel set in inner Melbourne in 2007. Australian Rules Football features along with the Spring Racing Carnival and the Melbourne Cup. Much of the action takes place with Brick and Mitch Mitchell evading the bad guys through the lanes of inner Melbourne. There is an array of zany characters who assist Brick in her quest to locate her uncle, discover more about her early life and find out what is really happening in her neighbourhood. This book was definitely an entertaining read.