The Last Kashmiri Rose (Joe Sandilands Murder Mysteries) - Hardcover

Cleverly, Barbara

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786710594 ISBN 13: 9780786710591

Publisher: Carroll & Graf, 2002

Synopsis

Conjuring up the last golden days of the Raj and the turbulent early ones of Indian rule, this suspenseful and atmospheric first novel—the winner of the Crime Writer Association’s Debut Dagger competition—draws the governor of Bengal, local police authorities, and visiting Scotland Yard detective Joe Sandilands into an increasingly baffling and bizarre case of serial murder. It is 1922, in Panikhat. In March of each of the past five years the wife of an officer in the Bengal Greys has met with a violent and terrifying death. One died in a fire, another by a cobra bite, the third from a fall, and the fourth victim drowned. Of course, they all might have been accidents, while the death of Captain Somersham’s pretty young wife, who was found with her wrists cut, could be ruled a suicide. One link between the five cases, however, points to foul, disturbing play. On the anniversary of the deaths small red roses mysteriously appear on the women’s graves. With only a few days to go before the end of March and with faith in the new Western science of psychological profiling, Joe Sandilands finds himself running a race against time and a serial killer who alone knows the recipient of the next Kashmiri rose. “The atmosphere of the dying days of the Raj is colorfully captured.”—Sunday Telegraph “Introduces an intelligent author and an interesting investigator.”—Morning Star

About this title

Review:

Praise for Barbara Cleverly:

Colourful historical detail with a modern rendition of the classic mystery novel.

(The Observer)

Spectacular and dashing. Spellbinding. (New York Times)

From the Author:

This is the first in a series of Joe Sandilands novels. The second 'Ragtime In Simla' will be published next spring. The third 'Two Graves At Gor Khatri'is now finished and is set on the turbulent north west frontier with Afghanistan.

About this edition

• Publisher: Carroll & Graf
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0786710594
• ISBN 13: 9780786710591
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288