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Description
Simla 1922. The summer capital of the British Raj is fizzing with the energy of the jazz age.
Commander Joe Sandilands is looking forward to spending a month here in the cool of the Himalayan hills as the guest of Sir George Jardine, the Governor of Bengal. When Joe's travelling companion, a Russian opera singer, is shot dead at his side in the back of the Governor's car on the road up to Simla, he finds himself plunged into a murder investigation.
Confronted by the mystery of an identical unsolved killing a year before, Joe realizes that Sir George's hospitality comes at a price. Behind the sparkling facade of social life in Simla he finds a trail of murder, vice and blackmail. Someone in this close-knit community has a secret and the nearer Joe comes to uncovering it, the nearer he comes to his own death.
The second novel featuring Joe Sandilands and the exotic location of India in the 1920s.
About the Author
Barbara Cleverly was born in the north of England and is a graduate of Durham University. A former French teacher, her Joe Sandilands series was inspired by the contents of an old trunk in her attic. She now lives in the middle of Cambridge.
Reviews
Intelligent, intriguing and splendidly atmospheric. * Hatchards *
Highly entertaining * Literary Review *
Fast moving . . . lively characters with a vivid description of the way of life of the British Raj. Thoroughly enjoyable. * The Good Book Guide *
Book Information
ISBN 9781472111555
Author Barbara Cleverly
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Constable
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 208g
Dimensions(mm) 132mm * 200mm * 19mm
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