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A review by novelesque_life
Dark Road to Darjeeling by Deanna Raybourn
4.0
4 STARS
"After eight idyllic months in the Mediterranean, Lady Julia Grey and her detective husband are ready to put their investigative talents to work once more. At the urging of Julia's eccentric family, they hurry to India to aid an old friend, the newly widowed Jane Cavendish. Living on the Cavendish tea plantation with the remnants of her husband's family, Jane is consumed with the impending birth of her child - and with discovering the truth about her husband's death. Was he murdered for his estate? And if he was, could Jane and her unborn child be next?
Amid the lush foothills of the Himalayas, dark deeds are buried and malicious thoughts flourish. The Brisbanes uncover secrets and scandal, illicit affairs and twisted legacies. In this remote and exotic place, exploration is perilous and discovery, deadly. The danger is palpable and, if they are not careful, Julia and Nicholas will not live to celebrate their first anniversary." (From Amazon)
ark Road to Darjeeling is the fourth book in Lady Julia Grey mysteries. So far it is my least favourite of the series. Julia and her siblings Portia, Plum along with her new husband, Brisbane travel to India when Jane's (Portia's former lover) husband dies leaving her pregnant and alone. The mystery was not that great and the Indian characters lacked dimension.
"After eight idyllic months in the Mediterranean, Lady Julia Grey and her detective husband are ready to put their investigative talents to work once more. At the urging of Julia's eccentric family, they hurry to India to aid an old friend, the newly widowed Jane Cavendish. Living on the Cavendish tea plantation with the remnants of her husband's family, Jane is consumed with the impending birth of her child - and with discovering the truth about her husband's death. Was he murdered for his estate? And if he was, could Jane and her unborn child be next?
Amid the lush foothills of the Himalayas, dark deeds are buried and malicious thoughts flourish. The Brisbanes uncover secrets and scandal, illicit affairs and twisted legacies. In this remote and exotic place, exploration is perilous and discovery, deadly. The danger is palpable and, if they are not careful, Julia and Nicholas will not live to celebrate their first anniversary." (From Amazon)
ark Road to Darjeeling is the fourth book in Lady Julia Grey mysteries. So far it is my least favourite of the series. Julia and her siblings Portia, Plum along with her new husband, Brisbane travel to India when Jane's (Portia's former lover) husband dies leaving her pregnant and alone. The mystery was not that great and the Indian characters lacked dimension.