Trouble in Nuala

Inspector de Silva Mystery Series, Book 1

By: Harriet Steel

Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies

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.  

Set on the exotic island of Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka) in the 1930s, Trouble in Nuala is an entertaining and absorbing mystery spiced with humor and a colorful cast of characters.

©2016 Harriet Steel (P)2018 Tantor

Review

Interesting story and a good narrator, makes it worth checking out more of the series.

very good mystery

If you love "Golden Age" mysteries - how they're written, the style of detective - you'll enjoy this. The characters, the story, and progress of the plot all keep you interested.

The author does a great job in portraying the time and place, a small city in 1930s Ceylon. I wasn't there, but feel like I know it now.

enjoyed very much

What a wonderful story. The narrator was also very enjoyable. I look forward to the next book.

Authentic!

I can speak from experience; the people and places identified in this book are totally authentic and so compelling. Having lived in Ceylon it gives me a unique perspective to this interesting and well written book. I can't wait to start on the next in the series!

Charming and interesting

This was a delight. Very pleasant main characters to spend time with and a unique and lovely locale unfamiliar to many readers. Just enough history to add depth. I am delighted that there seems to be several more novels in the Nuala series and I hope the author is still writing them.