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A review by seshat59
Dark Road to Darjeeling by Deanna Raybourn
3.0
Dark Road to Darjeeling is yet another entertaining installment of the Lady Julia series. It’s impossible to review this without spoiling earlier books, so be warned.
As the honeymoon trip is winding to a close, Brisbane and Julia are beset upon by Julia’s sister and her brother, Plum. Portia is convinced that her ex-lover Jane’s husband has been murdered and only Brisbane and Julia can ferret out the truth. In India, no less.
The setting of a tea plantation is northern India during the colonial era was very engrossing. The mystery was slow moving and was secondary to characterization. Julia and Brisbane are struggling to adjust to married life: how to reconcile their wants and needs as independent people to being united as a couple, and in Julia’s hopes, detecting. This helps ratchet up a little tension within the romance.
As the honeymoon trip is winding to a close, Brisbane and Julia are beset upon by Julia’s sister and her brother, Plum. Portia is convinced that her ex-lover Jane’s husband has been murdered and only Brisbane and Julia can ferret out the truth. In India, no less.
The setting of a tea plantation is northern India during the colonial era was very engrossing. The mystery was slow moving and was secondary to characterization. Julia and Brisbane are struggling to adjust to married life: how to reconcile their wants and needs as independent people to being united as a couple, and in Julia’s hopes, detecting. This helps ratchet up a little tension within the romance.