Read Series: Joe Sandilands
by Author Barbara Cleverly
The Palace Tiger (2005)
I received an advance reading copy of the Palace Tiger, which went on sale 7/25/06, by Barbara Cleverly. I had not previously read any of her works and was not aware until I received it that there was a series of books based on the character Joe Sandilands.All in all, the book was well-worth the ...
The Last Kashmiri Rose (2006)
In a land of saffron sunsets and blazing summer heat, an Englishwoman has been found dead, her wrists slit, her body floating in a bathtub of blood and water. But is it suicide or murder? The case falls to Scotland Yard inspector Joe Sandilands, who survived the horror of the Western Front and ha...
The Damascened Blade (2005)
The Great Game, the Khyber Pass, Pathan tribes, hot sun, dust, sudden death – the romance of the Northwest Frontier of India in the ‘20s – we must be reading another Barbara Cleverly Joe Sandilands mystery. We are, and this one is a humdinger.Once again Joe, vacationing with an old friend who is ...
The Bee's Kiss (2006)
The Bee’s Kiss is the fifth in a series of mystery novels set in England or in British-ruled Central Asia after World War I and featuring a likeable (and eligible) Scotland Yard detective named Joe Sandilands. The series began with The Last Kashmiri Rose and includes other exotic-sounding titles ...
Ragtime in Simla (2003)
Ragtime in Simla by Barbara Cleverly is the second book of the Detective Joe Sandilands mystery series set in 1920s India. Once again Joe is working for George Jardine. I found it curious that George’s niece Nancy was never mentioned even in passing, since Joe and Nancy worked closely together t...
Spider in the Cup (2014)
I really hate to be negative, especially about a writer whose books I have enjoyed in the past, but I was quite disappointed in the latest Joe Sandiland’s mystery. I discovered this series several years ago, and loved the earlier books set in India, particularly Ragtime in Simla, which had an in...