Recent Reads - Dark Road to Darjeeling

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Dark Road to Darjeeling (A Lady Julia Grey Mystery) by Deanna Raybourn - Lady Julia and Brisbane are newlyweds, nearing the end of their honeymoon trip, when Julia's sister Portia joins them and insists on their accompanying her to India. Portia's beloved Jane is expecting a baby, and has also been recently widowed. Portia wants Julia and Brisbane to investigate because she suspects foul play. Julia is eager to prove that she can be a full partner in investigation, but Brisbane is angry that Portia has tried to manipulate him and refuses to go along. Julia carries on with Portia and their brother Plum and is determined to solve the mystery and present all the evidence to Brisbane upon his arrival.

Jane's in-laws and the neighbors in the remote Himalayan tea plantation community provide Julia with plenty of possibilities as she considers who may have had motive or opportunity to murder Freddie Cavendish. In her stubborn zeal, Julia makes several blunders, and Brisbane has his hands full keeping her out of trouble and conducting his own investigation. Julia is shocked to find Brisbane's connection to one of the local characters, and there are several surprises in store as she continues to narrow down the possible choices for the villain. Secrets are revealed and tragedies strike but in the end Julia and Brisbane do uncover the truth, and come to an agreement about Julia's involvement in Brisbane's investigation business as well.

The cast of characters in a Lady Julia mystery are always an odd assortment of mildly quirky and completely bizarre personalities, and are as entertaining as the mystery itself. Lady Julia is a plucky and headstrong heroine, and despite her foolhardiness at times, one can't help but cheer her on and love her. Brisbane is the perfect dark and complicated hero, and their passionate and tempestuous relationship is a romantic backdrop to the dangerous business of finding a murderer.

By the same author: A Treacherous Curse, A Perilous Undertaking, A Curious Beginning, Night of a Thousand Stars, Bonfire Night, Twelfth Night, City of Jasmine, Whisper of Jasmine, Midsummer Night; A Spear of Summer Grass, Silent in the Grave, Silent in the Sanctuary, Silent on the Moor, Dark Road to Darjeeling, The Dark Enquiry, Silent Night, The Dead Travel Fast

This is one of three books by the same author, for the 2019 Modern Mrs Darcy Reading Challenge.

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