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Trouble in Nuala

Inspector de Silva Mystery Series, Book 1

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Trouble in Nuala

By: Harriet Steel
Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies
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About this listen

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 Cosy Historical Mystery Fiction Witty Marriage

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I really enjoyed this story. I came across it in the sale, and found it a refreshing change to standard detective stories. I am looking forward to listening to more in this collection. The plot is easy to work out, but the description of the beautiful country and the characters are a real joy.

thoroughly enjoyable

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So glad I found this in thePlus catalogue.
Delightful .The descriptions of Ceylon as it was in 1930’s, conjured up a bygone era, some of it good and some not so good.
The narrator was excellent. He managed all the different accents brilliantly.
I have already downloaded the next two books,also on Plus,so free.

Easy listening

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A rather irritating reading sounding rather dull and bored. I think the story was OK rather than really clever. The period setting was only briefly described.

Clever plot

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Light and refreshing. Easy listening, no gory descriptions for a murder mystery. Quite entertaining.

Colonial Ceylon.

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loved it . different from other 2 , but great charm easy listening. the characters came to life.

old school charm.

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