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Bengal is on the brink of war. The East India Company, led by the fearsome Sir Peter Chilcott, are...

Historical fiction Mythology Retellings India Colonialism

Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2346 KP) rated Homicide in the Indian Hills in Books

Mar 26, 2025 (Updated Mar 26, 2025)

Death by Tiger? Or Murder?

Jane and Redvers head to India. The trip is part honeymoon and part work as Redvers is supposed to attend political meetings. While there, Jane befriends a woman who winds up dead just a couple of days later. The death is ruled death by tiger, but Redvers has another cause – murder. Can they figure out what really happened.

I enjoyed this trip to India in 1927. The country and time really came to life for me. Jane and Redvers are the only returning characters, and it was nice to spend time with them again. This also means you can jump in here if you want to. The new characters are a mixed bag, but they are strong enough to pull us into the story. The mystery kept me intrigued until we reached the logical and suspenseful climax. Those who missed the electronic only Christmas novella from a year and a half ago will be happy to see it included here as an extra. Anyone looking for some travel with their historical mystery will be glad they picked up this series.

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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated A Rising Man in Books

Jul 27, 2017

A Rising Man

Abir Mukherjee | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry

9.0

(1 Ratings)

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Fantastic historical crime thriller

It's a rarity to find a historical crime thriller based in a country other than the US, UK or Australia so this was a refreshing welcome. Abir Mukherjee does a fabulous job of bringing Kolkata to life and bringing in a protagonist who is sympathetic to the 'natives'.

As someone with roots in Kolkata and having lived there for many years, it was wonderful to remember the humdrum of India. And more importantly weaving in some of the hypocrisy found during colonialism to make it a realistic account.

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David McK (3562 KP) rated Sharpe's Challenge (2007) in Movies

Dec 10, 2019

Sharpe's Challenge (2007)

2007 | Action, Drama

6.0

(1 Ratings)

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2-part TV movie that takes, as it's basis, the earlier-set (India) but later-written of Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe series of books.

As the actors have aged somewhat since the 90s, this has to take a few liberties with the plot (and covers several of those earlier books), such as setting this after the Battle of Waterloo instead of in the late 1790s, and by replacing Sergeant Hakeswill with another such like character: unfortunately, as there's no real history between that character and Sharpe, the animosity between the two characters never really sits right.