The Palace Tiger: A Detective Joe Sandilands Mystery (Joe Sandilands Murder Mysteries) - Hardcover

Cleverly, Barbara

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ISBN 10: 0786715723 ISBN 13: 9780786715725

Verlag: Avalon Publishing Group, 2005

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Book by Cleverly Barbara

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India 1922. A tiger has turned man-eater and is terrorizing the northern villages of the Princely State of Ranipur. Governor Sir George Jardine dispatches Joe Sandilands, war hero and Scotland Yard detective, to join in a hunt for the beast as the guest of the maharajah.
The weaponry with which Joe is issued rouses his suspicions about the true nature of his trip. The Holland and Holland rifle will be perfect for tiger hunting but why will he need the latest small Browning M pistol?
The maharajah, an ally of the British, is dying. The succession is unclear and could well be decided against a background of blood-letting. The first heir to the throne has already died in a panther-wrestling incident. A second violent death occurs as Joe approaches the city. Misadventure? Or is a killer prowling the corridors of the palace of Ranipur?
In the glittering setting of the court, surrounded by scheming characters both Rajput and European, Joe must track down a clever murderer. Under the mocking eye of the ruthless Chief of State Police, Joe finds his way through a maze of intrigue to corner, at last, the Palace Tiger.

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India, 1922: Joe Sandilands, Scotland Yard detective, is staying with Governor Sir George Jardine in Simla when there is some unexpected news. Sir George sends Joe off to the Princely State of Ranipur in the company of Edgar Troop, an experienced hunter, at the request of the Maharajah, an old ally of the British. A man-eating tiger is terrorizing the northern villages, and the two men are invited to join a hunting party in the forest. But the quality of the weaponry with which Sir George supplies him raises Joe's suspicions. The rifle will be perfect for the tiger, but why has he also been issued with the small Browning M pistol, designed for use on human targets? The Maharajah is dying and the succession is unclear. His first son has recently been killed in a panther-related incident. Then a second son dies dramatically before Joe's eyes. The third and last remaining sonthe favorite successor in the eyes of the Britishis only twelve years old. In the luxurious setting of the Maharajah's court with its array of powerful, scheming characters, Joe must track down a clever murdererall under the mocking and hostile eye of the ruthless Chief of State Police.

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• Verlag: Avalon Publishing Group
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0786715723
• ISBN 13: 9780786715725
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 304