Read Online Fatal Finds in Nuala The Inspector de Silva Mysteries Book 4 eBook Harriet Steel

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Fatal Finds in Nuala The Inspector de Silva Mysteries Book 4 eBook Harriet Steel Reviews

• I'm having a lazy summer, and doing lots of reading. I don't remember how, exactly, I came upon the Nuala books, but Just an hour ago I finished a binge read of all four of them. I love a well-written mystery, and these don't disappont with their frequent literary allusions, interesting characters, and realistic sets of interpersonal challenges and conflicts. These take place in the multilingual, multicultural milieu of Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, in the last years of the Empire. The protagonist, Shanti DeSilva,, is a Sinhalese Buddhist married to an Englishwoman, supervisor of a younger Tamil Hindu and as well as a Sinhalese Buddhist who is married to a member of the indigenous Vedda tribe. Plus, DeSilva is answerable to his British superiors. There is always a subtext of cultural coonflict, and of casual as well as overt racism. There's always a new thread to be pulled, and all kinds of insights and events result from each pulling. These are absorbing stories, and I hope there will be more of them.
• I really enjoyed reading this gentle mystery set in 1930s Sri Lanka. This time, an art-related theft drives the plot, one that I found quite intriguing. The setting is lovely and makes me long to visit the island one day.
  Inspector di Silva and his wife Jane make a great team. This mystery is more complex than the first book in the series. It is not necessary to read the books in order.
  I would recommend this novel to cozy mystery lovers, especially those who enjoy traveling by book.
• If your cup of tea is a mystery defined as thriller or suspense, this novel will not even remotely interest you. But if you enjoy stories set in a past era, with little gore and no forensics--mysteries which must be solved by careful detection and reflection--then you will genuinely enjoy this book. I found it reminiscent of the novels of Agatha Christie. While the main character, and especially his wife, could use a defter touch to make them a touch more three-dimensional, there are enough supporting characters with well-defined traits that one can overlook that minor flaw. The writing is well done and the editing is good. I found only a single anachronism throughout the tale Having seen his native officer and the man's wife leaving a Charlie Chaplin movie, the main character remarks to himself that he is surprised they did not prefer Indian films with their "colorful costumes". But this is the 1930s, when color films are decades away.... Nevertheless, a very good, very relaxing mystery.
• Inspector Da Silva and his English wife Jane work together to track down the murderer of a poor villager in 1930's Ceylon. His eyes are kind, was how the Inspector was described, and his relentless pursuit of justice follows the Inspector as he tramps to archeological digs deep in the jungle, chases a robber through the luxurious train until the man falls or was perhaps pushed to his death, suspects treachery within the Colombo museum, extracts information from his friend in a coma, is held at gunpoint, escapes down a death-defying cliff, until he puts all the pieces of the puzzle together during the height of the monsoon season.
• Another good one, The Inspector of the series, has compassion for the dead. Diligence in his dealing with the English powers to be. His love for his wife. He is dogged in his search for who ever committed the crime. His kindness go his native associates. His character is well loved by the readers of all the books. I highly recommend the series.
• The setting is the ‘30 in Sir Lanza and during the monsoon season, so driving was slow, and questionable if he would get back to Nuala. Tree had fallen and he ends up taking another road, when his Morris car dies on him. As he walks a howling is heard, a ghostly encounter, and what hits him on the head. A request to find a husband, art artifact, they all lead to the history of years before. A story that is rich in culture of a different era, one a reader can easily absorbed and enjoy.
• Again Ms Steel transport us to the era of the British raj of Ceylon and gave us a story of murder, greed and betrayal. How all this is resolved makes for a very good read. But the main story line is really about the love between two people. I hope in the next book Jane has more involvement, as she is a great character to explore.
• I honestly wasn't sure I would like this series, but gave it a try. The descriptions of the settings are excellent, the picture she paints in words is so peaceful. The main characters are likable, and the fact that the author doesn't rely on sex to fill up the pages, or graphic violence, is refreshing. The kind of books you enjoy coming home to read after a difficult day at work.