A review by guylou
Singapore Sapphire by A.M. Stuart

3.0

My daughter recently moved to Singapore and I thought it would be fun to read a book related to the history of this small country. Singapore Sapphire is the first book in a new series called Harriet Gordon Mystery. The story takes place in the early 1900’s. The book stars Harriet Gordon who just moved to Singapore to help her brother to run a school for boy. The school is unable to pay her so she advertises her services as a personal secretary. Her first client is an explorer who wants to publish his memoirs. On her second day working, she discovers Sir Oswald Newbold murdered. Inspector Robert Curran handles the case and soon finds out that Ms. Gordon is a knack for detective work. Together they will discover who and why Sir Newbold was murdered.

This is a well-written book. The story and characters are strong and interesting. The plot has all the right elements for a wonderful mystery. Great start for this new series.