The very first Joe Sandilands mystery from the prize winning Barbara Cleverly re-launched with a fantastic new cover treatment.
Joe Sandilands Séries
Cette série suit un inspecteur de Scotland Yard naviguant dans le paysage exotique de l'Inde de l'après-Première Guerre mondiale. Chaque épisode plonge les lecteurs dans des mystères complexes, des conflits culturels et des dilemmes personnels qui ont défini une époque turbulente. Les récits offrent un aperçu captivant de la période coloniale à travers les yeux d'un enquêteur perspicace qui s'efforce de découvrir la vérité malgré tous les obstacles. C'est un voyage palpitant rempli de suspense, d'histoire et de drame humain.
Ordre de lecture recommandé
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Ragtime in Simla
- 288pages
- 11 heures de lecture
The second novel featuring Joe Sandilands and the exotic location of India in the 1920s.
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The Damascened Blade
- 304pages
- 11 heures de lecture
On a welcome break from his policing duties, Joe Sandilands is visiting his old army friend, James Lindsay, commander of the British army's front line fort at Gor Khatri on the Afghan border. An uneasy peace is in operation, but into this situation is injected an ill-assorted group of visitors to the fort.
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The Palace Tiger
- 288pages
- 11 heures de lecture
India, 1922. Joe Sandilands, Scotland Yard detective, is staying with Governor Sir George Jardine in Simla when unexpected news means his plans have to change. Sir George sends Joe off to the Princely State of Ranipur in the company of Edgar Troop, an experienced hunter, at the request of the Maharajah who is an old ally of the British. A man-eating tiger is terrorising the northern villages and they are invited to join a hunting party in the forest to kill it. But the quality of the weaponry with which Sir George supplies him raises Joe's suspicions. The Holland & Holland rifle will be perfect for tiger, but why has he also been issued with the latest small Browning M man-stopping pistol? The Maharajah is dying and the succession is unclear. His first son has recently been killed in a panther-wrestling incident and Joe is to investigate this. Was it misadventure, or is there a killer prowling the corridors of the palace? These fears seem to be confirmed when a second son dies dramatically before Joe's eyes as he approaches Ranipur, The third and last remaining son - the favourite successor in the eyes of the British - is only twelve years old. setting of the court, Joe must track down a clever murderer - all under the mocking and hostile eye of the ruthless Chief of State Police. And more deaths will occur before he finds his way through the maze of intrigue to corner, at last, the palace tiger.
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The Bee's Kiss
- 352pages
- 13 heures de lecture
Set in London during 1926, the story unfolds against a backdrop of post-war tension and the looming threat of another conflict. As the characters navigate the complexities of their lives, a murder mystery emerges, intricately tied to the social and political climate of the era. The narrative weaves together themes of love, betrayal, and the dark undercurrents of society, culminating in a chilling revelation where murder is unexpectedly intertwined with romance.
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Tug of War
- 288pages
- 11 heures de lecture
Joe Sandilands is sent to France as a guest of a glamorous war-widow who wants him to support her claim that a shell-shocked, amnesiac soldier is her husband. However, four other claimants have identified him as someone else, complicating the situation.
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Set against the backdrop of late 1920s Paris, the story follows Scotland Yard commander Joe Sandilands as he becomes entangled in a brutal murder case. The narrative weaves suspense and intrigue, highlighting the vibrant and tumultuous atmosphere of the era. Award-winning author Barbara Cleverly crafts a gripping tale that explores the darker sides of human nature and the complexities of crime, making it a captivating read for fans of historical mysteries.
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Strange Images of Death
- 338pages
- 12 heures de lecture
Set in Provence in 1926, the story follows Scotland Yard detective Joe Sandilands during his leave as he travels to the Riviera. His trip takes a dark turn when a crime at an ancient chateau precedes their arrival, hinting at impending violence and danger. As Sandilands navigates this unsettling situation, he must unravel the mystery and protect his niece amidst the looming threat.
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The Blood Royal
- 416pages
- 15 heures de lecture
Set against the historical backdrop of the Romanov murders and the mystery of the Tsar's missing fortune, this installment of the Joe Sandilands series weaves a tale of murder and espionage. As Sandilands navigates the complexities of the case, readers are drawn into a gripping narrative filled with intrigue and suspense.
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Not My Blood
- 362pages
- 13 heures de lecture
Scotland Yard Detective Joe Sandilands is caught off guard one night in 1933 by a phone call from a distressed boy named Jackie Drummond, who just might be the illegitimate son Joe never knew he had. Jackie is in trouble at his Sussex boarding school, where a teacher has been murdered. When Joe gets himself assigned to the investigation, he learns the boarding school case is more complicated than it appears: A frightening number of boys, all from wealthy families, have gone missing over the school’s history, and by some coincidence none of the families have followed up on their sons' whereabouts.
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London, 1933: An amateur dowsing team searching the Thames for precious metals unearths the body of a young woman with a priceless coin in her mouth. The case falls on Scotland Yard Assistant Commissioner Joe Sandilands, but he has another, very high-profile assignment. London is hosting a massive economic conference to address the global Depression, and political tensions run high as world leaders stand either with or against a rapidly militarizing Germany. Sandilands is to protect visiting American senator Cornelius Kingstone throughout the conference. But a when a series of bizarre coincidences links the riverbank body to the senator, Joe realizes that Kingstone is caught up in a dangerous game that might cost not just one but thousands of lives.
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Enter Pale Death
- 376pages
- 14 heures de lecture
One morning before dawn in the stables of her country estate, Lady Truelove meets a violent death in an encounter with a dangerous horse. Classified as “death by misadventure,” this appears a gruesome accident. But Scotland Yard Detective Joe Sandilands suspects foul play—a misgiving he is struggling to separate from his personal grievances toward Sir James Truelove, who is Lady Truelove’s widower and the influential academic patron of Dorcas Joliffe, whom Joe one day hopes to marry. Joe enlists old friend and former constable Lily Wentworth to trail James, and finds an ally in a fellow police officer familiar with the Truelove estate. But as the investigation yields surprising secrets about one of England’s most powerful families, Joe discovers how little he knows about not only the gilded lives of the moneyed, but also his relationship with Dorcas. Is Joe prepared to risk a future with the girl he loves to uncover the truth behind Lady Truelove’s death?
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Cambridge, 1933. On All Hallows’ Eve, in a candlelit pew in ancient All Hallows Church, Doctor Adelaide Hartest witnesses a stranger’s dying moments. Adelaide is just in time to hear his final confession: that he has plunged the dagger into his own chest, and that his death will be a suicide, despite its suspicious appearance. But his confession isn’t enough to halt an investigation. The victim, it is revealed, is known to Scotland Yard, and his death is a matter of national concern. Assistant Commissioner Joe Sandilands is sent up from London to discover the truth. Thrown into a deadly ring of cloak-and-dagger intrigue and high-society hedonism, Sandilands chases a phantom killer through Cambridge’s aristocracy, intelligentsia, cutting-edge researchers, and a clandestine ring of female spies. What secret was the dead man hiding, and what is at stake?
