The Last Kashmiri Rose
Barbara Cleverly
ISBN: 9781616950026
Published: August 2011
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Description
In a land of saffron sunsets and blazing summer heat, an Englishwoman has been found dead, her wrists slit, her body floating in a bathtub of blood and water. But is it suicide or murder? The case falls to Scotland Yard inspector Joe Sandilands, who survived the horror of the Western Front and has endured six sultry months in English-rule...
In a land of saffron sunsets and blazing summer heat, an Englishwoman has been found dead, her wrists slit, her body floating in a bathtub of blood and water. But is it suicide or murder? The case falls to Scotland Yard inspector Joe Sandilands, who survived the horror of the Western Front and has endured six sultry months in English-ruled Calcutta. Sandilands is ordered to investigate, and soon discovers that there have been other mysterious deaths, hearkening sinister ties to the present case.
Now, as the sovereignty of Britain is in decline and an insurgent India is on the rise, Sandilands must navigate the treacherous corridors of political decorum to bring a cunning killer to justice, knowing the next victim is already marked to die.
Media
“Lovers of golden age mysteries will revel in this jarring meeting of the insouciant upper crust and the roiling masses. ”
—Booklist
“Smashing . . . marvelously evoked.”
—Chicago Tribune
“In her spellbinding debut mystery, The Last Kashmiri Rose, Barbara Cleverly evokes both the enchantments and the dangers of India during the convulsive later days of the Raj.”
—The New York Times Book Review
“Has just about everything: a fresh, beautifully realized exotic setting; a strong, confident protagonist; a poignant love story; and an exquisitely complex plot.”
—The Denver Post
“Post-World War I India [is] an apt setting for whodunits and thrillers, but not many have exploited this setting. Barbara Cleverly has — with her war hero-turned-policeman Joe Sandilands ... A modern, fresh approach ... Sandilands is far from the virtuous, restrained British hero of yore, not averse to liaisons with pretty women, single or married... wonderful portrayals of the dark side of the glittering 1920s.”