The Last Kashmiri Rose (Constable crime) |
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Barbara Cleverly
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Pages: 287 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 1841193690
Pub: Constable
Pub date: 2001-08-30
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 549761
Reader Reviews:
Has it all! (0/0 people found this helpful)
Steeped in 1920s Paris this book has it all! From Josephine Baker to Charles Lindbergh and best of all Joe Sandilands. A quite frightening plot and plenty of action. The entire Joe Sandilands series is very highly recommended!
Murder in the days of the Raj (2/2 people found this helpful)
After reading, A Bee's Kiss by Cleverly, I decided to check out her debut novel, and I'm glad I did. Her main protagonist, Joe Sandilands, a veteran of the Western Front and a member of the London Metropolitan Police, is on assignment to India for the purpose of sharing the latest techniques of Scotland Yard with local law enforcement officials. Just as he is about to return to London, he finds himself investigating the murder of an officer's wife which leads him to four older murders. I think Cleverly captured the atmosphere of the British Raj when the sun was just beginning to set on Britain's control over great swaths of India. I stayed up until the wee hours of the night to see "who done it."
Intelligent and evocative (2/2 people found this helpful)
"The Last Kashmiri Rose" is a simply stunning debut novel. Set in British India in the 1920s it is wonderfully evocative of the period, to the point where you can almost smell the India of the Raj in the pages. It is also a superbly twisted and crafted whodunnit which keeps the reader guessing. Cleverly's writing style is very reminiscent of "classic" British crime writing, especially Agatha Christie, with a taut feeling which whips along but without detracting from description and atmosphere. All in all, a marvellous novel which both historical fiction and British crime fans will thoroughly enjoy.
new fan (8/8 people found this helpful)
Brilliant first of a series - very evocative of India - My grandfather served in India in the period in which the book is set and it brought back memories of his tales of life there in the 1920s -I spotted the murderer fairly late on but was totally wrong as to the motive. I am now a fan and have already ordered the next books in the series.
Gripping story, exciting denoument, delightful arch style (9/9 people found this helpful)
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and eagerly await the next Joe Sandilands story. The mystery unfolds in a thoroughly comprehensible way - unlike so many crime thrillers -, the characters are believable and sympathetic, and the depth of knowledge of India and the social structure of Army life are both fascinating and impressive.
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