I chose to read A Curse in Nuala as a member of Rosie’s Book Review Team and received a copy from the author but this does not alter my review in anyway.
There are few things more comforting than sinking into a new book from a series you love. You know it’s going to be well written and you know the story is going to be good. I was therefore delighted to pick up A Curse in Nuala, having read several from this long series before.
Ceylon is now independent from the British, and Inspector Shanti de Silva has a new boss. One he is concerned about serving under. However, when an Indian maharajah is murdered and a priceless sapphire stolen, de Silva is pleased with the way his boss, Police Commissioner Fernando, gets things in motion and the support he gives him, without taking over. The sapphire is rumoured to be cursed, which affects many of the staff at the Residence, where the maharajah was living with his wife. And while Shanti doesn’t believe in such things as curses, it still makes him edgy, especially when there are more suspicious deaths linked to the first.
This is a wonderful series of detective stories. I can see it as a television series, actually. The characters are great, the plots sufficiently involved, and the outcomes satisfactory. Although these books are standalone you will get much more from the series if you start at the beginning, as life evolves for Shanti and his wife, Jane, as the stories progress.
Highly recommended.
Thank you Georgia.
You’re welcome, Rosie.
Thanks, Georgia, I have these on my TBR list. Based on your review I’ll start at the beginning. x
I would do. I need to go through what I’ve read and where the gaps are so I can fill them in 🙂 I do hope you enjoy them when you get to them x