Dark Clouds Over Nuala

Written by Harriet Steel

Narrated by Matthew Lloyd Davies

Inspector de Silva's back with a new case to solve when the arrival in the hill town of Nuala of the heir to an English earldom leads to a mysterious death. Throw in a mega-rich Romanian count, his glamorous countess and an enigmatic British army officer and the scene is set for another colourful and entertaining mystery.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Dec 12, 2018
• ISBN: 9781541445840

Reviews for Dark Clouds Over Nuala

[vesper1931 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The heir to an Earl of Axford has arrived in Nuala from Australia with his wife. Before travelling on to England. On a hunting trip there is a death, and Inspector Silva is sent to the area to confirm the verdict of suicide and retrieve the body. Meanwhile his Sergeant Prasanna is going through a crisis.
An enjoyable mystery, a well-written story with its very likeable characters.

[cathyskye · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

After having read the first book in the series, Trouble in Nuala, I looked forward to reading the second entry. I was not disappointed. I enjoy the relationship between the biracial couple of de Silva and his wife Jane. They met and married later in life, and not only are they deeply in love, but de Silva also values Jane's opinions on all sorts of subjects. It doesn't hurt that Jane is an Agatha Christie fan so she can provide some help in solving her husband's mysteries.Set in the 1930s, Steel's series shows some of the problems and culture clashes of colonial-era Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). In Dark Clouds Over Nuala, these problems mainly consist of native-born de Silva circumventing the British Old Boys Network in order to solve a crime involving a prominent British family. The mystery is a convoluted one, but I recently watched an episode of Miss Marple that helped me find my way through all the clues. (No, I won't tell you the episode!)The author does an excellent job of providing enough background in each book so readers won't feel lost if they pick up a volume in the middle. This also helps if a reader just wants to sample and not to commit to the entire series. Steel's books satisfy on several levels: characterization, mystery, and the food and culture of Sri Lanka in the 1930s. I'll be coming back for more, and-- if you sample one of Inspector de Silva's mysteries-- chances are that you will be, too.