Evil in Emerald

By: A. M. Stuart

Narrated by: Olivia Dowd

Craving a change of pace, Harriet Gordon, joins a local musical theatre production but when a fellow cast member is brutally killed, Harriet and Inspector Curran must turn the spotlight on murder in this all-new mystery from the author of Revenge in Rubies.

Between working at her brother’s school and typing up Inspector Robert Curran’s police reports, Harriet Gordon has little time for personal pursuits and she has been enjoying the rehearsals for her role in the Singapore Amateur Dramatic and Musical Society’s latest production – Pirates of Penzance. But Harriet quickly discovers tensions run deep within the theatre company and when the leading man is found murdered, suspicions abound, exposing scandalous behavior as well as some insidious crimes.

Inspector Curran once again turns to Harriet for help with this difficult case, but his own life begins to unravel as a mysterious man turns up on his doorstep claiming to know more about Curran’s painful past than he himself does. And after the one person he has always counted on delivers him some devastating news, the line between his personal and professional life begins to blur. Now, more than ever, Curran needs Harriet’s steadfast assistance, and when another cast member meets a violent end, Curran and Harriet will have to close in on a killer determined to make this case their final curtain call.

Narration

I enjoyed both story and narration and look forward to Book 4. Though I see that yet again there is a change in performer. Does anyone know why there is a different narrator for each book? Please stick to one person! The narration for Books 1 and 3 was very good to excellent!

good story

I enjoyed the story..but I skipped several chapters when I decided who the murderer was...chuckle. looking forward to the next one!

Good story line

I enjoyed the flow of the story and the introduction of the new people, also the lead into the next book or story

Great suspense mystery!!

Great story with suspense, mystery and wonderful descriptions of characters and the culture of Singapore!! The narrator was very good and kept the story alive!
Colonial life was interesting, exciting and sadly discrimination was prevalent.

The best so far

I am a Harriet Gordon fan from the beginning and this installment builds considerably on her character. There’s a good mystery, star crossed lovers to spare and just enough threads left loose to not make the whole feel too tidy and contrived.