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Bezig met laden... The Last Kashmiri Rose (2001)door Barbara Cleverly
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. A complex and interesting British colonial mystery, with even more complexity and interest than that setting would ordinarily give. I appreciate the incredible level of historical detail, even while the sordid details and blatant racism gave me occasional pause -- not that I find it unrealistic, just that I find it uncomfortable. Joe is a sympathetic character, but I'm not sure how many of his adventures I'll choose to follow. This was Cleverly's first novel and maybe that was the reason I determined who the perpetrator was (or who I wanted it to be) quite early. The reasoning was trickier but she pulled it off with the help of Scotland Yard detective Joe Sandilands. I love the era and setting of the British Raj and Cleverly did a great job of taking the reader to 1920s India. I've read Cleverly's Laetitia Talbot mysteries, but this was my first Joe Sandilands and I intend to keep reading. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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HTML:It is India 1922 and the wives of officers in the Bengal Greys have been dying violently, one each year and always in March. The only link between the bizarre but apparently accidental deaths is the bunches of small red roses that appear on the women's graves. When a fifth wife is found with her wrists cut in a bath of blood the Govenor rejects the verdict of suicide and calls in Joe Sandilands, an ex-soldier and Scotland Yard Detective. It becomes clear to Joe that the deaths are, indeed, a series of murders and they are have not yet run their course. Who will be the recipient of the next -- and last -- Kashmiri Roses? As he discovers the shocking truth Joe must work fast to unmask a killer whose motives are rooted in the dark history of India itself. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Mostly interesting for the description of India in the 1920s. ( )