Offstage in Nuala (The Inspector de Silva Mysteries Book 3)
By Harriet Steel
Inspector de Silva is caught up in the excitement when a professional theatre company comes to Nuala but matters take a dark turn when the company’s actor manager is murdered. Our inspector has a new case to solve and he must consider some very unpalatable motives for the crime. He will need all his persistence, coupled with his wife, Jane’s, invaluable help to unmask the villain of the piece. Set on the exotic island of Ceylon in the 1930s, The Inspector de Silva Mysteries provide a colourful and relaxing read spiced with humour and an engaging cast of characters.
A Breath of Fresh Air
“What a delightful change of pace. I really liked the characters and the location. It took place during a gentler time without all the cruelty and violence that defines far too much of the books we see being published now. There is more than enough violence surrounding us today without having our escape to the land of books filled with it.” Puzzler.
Must read police procedural set in pre-war Sri Lanka/Ceylon
“I started reading this series after a quick trip to Sri Lanka. Now I am hooked and read them as fast as they come out. Even if you have never been to Sri Lanka these books evoke an interesting period in history and the low-tech state of forensics in the 1930’s. The clash of cultures is interesting as well. I can’t say enough good things about this series.”
Inspector de Silva is caught up in the excitement when a professional theatre company comes to Nuala but matters take a dark turn when the company’s actor manager is murdered. Our inspector has a new case to solve and he must consider some very unpalatable motives for the crime. He will need all his persistence, coupled with his wife, Jane’s, invaluable help to unmask the villain of the piece. Set on the exotic island of Ceylon in the 1930s, The Inspector de Silva Mysteries provide a colourful and relaxing read spiced with humour and an engaging cast of characters.
A Breath of Fresh Air
“What a delightful change of pace. I really liked the characters and the location. It took place during a gentler time without all the cruelty and violence that defines far too much of the books we see being published now. There is more than enough violence surrounding us today without having our escape to the land of books filled with it.” Puzzler.
Must read police procedural set in pre-war Sri Lanka/Ceylon
“I started reading this series after a quick trip to Sri Lanka. Now I am hooked and read them as fast as they come out. Even if you have never been to Sri Lanka these books evoke an interesting period in history and the low-tech state of forensics in the 1930’s. The clash of cultures is interesting as well. I can’t say enough good things about this series.”