Cette série de romans policiers transporte les lecteurs dans des lieux exotiques, où un inspecteur charismatique démêle d'intricates affaires de meurtre. En mettant l'accent sur l'atmosphère et la psychologie des personnages, chaque épisode offre une bataille d'esprits captivante. Les démêlés personnels du protagoniste et les confrontations culturelles ajoutent des couches de profondeur et de suspense aux récits. Les amateurs de mystères classiques apprécieront cette collection pour ses intrigues intelligentes et son héros mémorable.
"When Inspector Shanti de Silva moves with his English wife, Jane, to his new post in the sleepy hill town of Nuala he anticipates a more restful life than police work in the big city entails. However, an arrogant plantation owner with a lonely wife, a crusading lawyer, and a death in suspicious circumstances present him with a riddle that he will need all his experience to solve." -- Amazon.com
"Inspector de Silva’s back with a new case to solve when the arrival in the hill town of Nuala of the heir to an English earldom leads to a mysterious death. Throw in a mega-rich Romanian count, his glamorous countess and an enigmatic British army officer and the scene is set for another colorful and entertaining mystery." -- Amazon.com