Harriet Steel

• Dec-2010
• / Historical
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'A woman who has sufficient intellect to render herself of independent mind ought also to be able to assume the quills of a porcupine in self-defence.' Wildcat and temptress with a mind as sharp as her tongue, the nineteenth-century adventuress, Lola...

• Jun-2013
• / Historical
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It is 1586: plagued by religious strife at home and with the Royal Treasury almost exhausted, England holds her breath. When will Philip of Spain launch his Armada? In this world of suspicion and fear, three people - aspiring playwright, Tom Goodluck...

• Mar-2014
• / Historical Romance
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After a whirlwind courtship and marriage to dashing Frenchman Emile Daubigny, Anna, the teenage daughter of a Russian furrier, moves to Paris with her new husband, looking forward to a life of gaiety, love and comfortable affluence. Married life and ...

• Aug-2015
• / Historical
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• Aug-2016
• / Mystery
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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 c...

• May-2017
• / Mystery
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The Inspector de Silva Mysteries are set in Ceylon in the 1930s and offer a colourful, relaxing read. In this second book in the series, the arrival in the hill town of Nuala of the heir to an English earldom signals more trouble for the hapless Insp...

• Oct-2017
• / Mystery
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In this third instalment of The Inspector de Silva Mysteries, there’s great excitement when a professional theatre company comes to Nuala. However matters take a dark turn when the company’s actor manager is murdered. Inspector de Silva has a new...

• Jul-2018
• / Mystery
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In this fourth instalment of the Inspector de Silva mysteries, it is monsoon season in the Hill Country. One stormy night, a ghostly encounter on a lonely road leads de Silva into a case of murder, and a mystery that stretches back to Ceylon’s dist...

• Mar-2019
• / Cozy Mystery
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Inspector de Silva and Jane embark on a cruise to Egypt to visit the pyramids, excited at the prospect of two weeks of sun, sea and relaxation. With Nuala, and de Silva's duties as a police officer, far behind them, what can possibly spoil their plan...

• Oct-2019
• / Cozy Mystery
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Inspector de Silva's peaceful evening is disrupted when he is called up to the Royal Nuala Golf Club where a wealthy member has been found brutally murdered.Is this a bungled robbery, a private feud, or does the killer have another motive that will c...

• Apr-2020
• / Cozy Mystery
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When an American millionaire and his glamorous daughter visit Nuala, the splendour they bring to the town's high society is soon tragically tarnished by a vicious crime.With many avenues of inquiry to follow, including the involvement of a mysterious...

• Oct-2020
• / Historical Mystery
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Much to the delight of the locals, a colourful Russian circus rolls into Nuala, but the fun ends abruptly when, on the opening night, a tragic accident takes place.Shanti de Silva and his wife, Jane are among the crowd to witness the accident. Or was...

• May-2021
• / Historical Mystery
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It's January 1940 and the day of Nuala's famous motor rally. Excitement is at full throttle, but matters take a dark turn when that same evening, human remains are found buried in a lonely corner of a local tea plantation. Inspector de Silva has a co...

• Mar-2022
• / Cozy Mystery
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It is autumn 1940, and Inspector de Silva and his wife Jane are looking forward to a well-earned holiday. But their hopes of a relaxing break in the picturesque city of Galle beside the Indian Ocean are dashed when death, mysterious illnesses, and a ...

• Jun-2023
• / Cozy Mystery
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When Nuala's premier race meeting ends in controversy and a tragic death, Inspector Shanti de Silva and his wife Jane must turn their minds to unravelling a new mystery. With evidence elusive and a hostile British establishment to deal with, it looks...