Homicide in the Indian Hills

A Jane Wunderly Mystery, Book 6

De: Erica Ruth Neubauer

Narrado por: Sarah Zimmerman

Intrepid American newlywed Jane Wunderly learns that tigers aren’t the only dangers lurking in 1920s India, when a murder in a popular resort town threatens to destabilize the local government and undermine the resistance movement for Indian self-rule. …

Ooty, 1927: Accompanying Mr. Redvers on an assignment to Ootycamund to quell revolutionary rumblings, Jane finds there’s more than meets the eye to India’s Queen of Hill Stations. Ooty’s lush tea plantations and tranquil gardens barely conceal its secrets—scandalous affairs, political sabotage, and a mounting anti-colonial movement. Even Redvers intends to subvert his official mission in Ooty, by arranging a series of clandestine meetings with local resistance leaders. But it’s not until the shocking death of a British national that Jane and Redvers are truly drawn into Ooty’s deepest shadows.

Jane’s suspicions that the death is more than a tragic accident are soon confirmed, but word of a murder could stoke Ooty’s simmering tensions into a full boil. Navigating corrupt local officials, festering personal vendettas, and a complicated network of bureaucratic entanglements that lead to the top tiers of government, Jane and Redvers edge closer to the truth … and its deadly consequences. Someone is willing to spill blood to protect their interests, will Jane become just another of Ooty’s darkest secrets?

©2025 Erica Ruth Neubauer (P)2025 Recorded Books

Tigers, Panthers, and Monkeys - Oh, my

I do enjoy time with Jane and Redvers. Their relative calm in the face of the drama they encounter, usually related to Redvers' job as an agent for the British government, is refreshing. That is not to say they are boring, but TSTL moments, angry recriminations, and the like are rare. There is light humor, including Jane's struggle to find ways to politely decline the ubiquitous offers of tea when her American tastebuds long for coffee. This outing is a bit different since Redvers' assignment is in India and more political than investigative. Jane doesn't know the language, customs, or food, but when a new friend is murdered, she does not let that stop her. Tigers, panthers, and monkeys! Oh, my!

Sarah Zimmerman does her usual excellent job voicing these characters.

Always lovely to catch up with Jane and Redvers

I love this series, and Sarah Zimmerman is a fantastic narrator. Jane and Redvers are the absolute best

Enjoyed it

I love how this series travels around the world and introduces political and social intrigue in different settings. A great addition to this series

Predictable, Patronizing and the Ugly American

First Kudos to Sarah Zimmerman who does her usual wonderful narration job. Not so much to Jane Wunderly who shows herself to be a 1920's Karen of the first order. A murder mystery should be a murder mystery not some prattle about India self-rule in the 1920's iced with patronizing Jane flaunting customs and moralizing about those horrible British who you know kept widows from being burned, exposed the caste system and brought the foundation of an economic and educational system that has benefited India today. I have bought and enjoyed the first 5 Wunderly books, if the Author keeps the Karen act up it will be my last.