![]() ![]() That, and all the marvellous historical detail unearthed by the authors. The crimes drive the story, but it is the relationships at the heart of the books that attract most of the readers. The crimes are not described in graphic, grisly detail, although gruesome deeds are sometimes done, and our protagonists often face grave danger. I refer to these four series as cosy crimes. ![]() ![]() The Rowland Sinclair series is another example, although the main protagonist is a man in Sulari Gentill’s stories. Curiously all three are set in the 1920’s – a time when women around the world were exploring some of their newfound educational and political freedoms, including opportunities for careers formerly dominated by men, as well as sexual and romantic affairs. Most of the Australian reviewers make the connection between this series and the Phyrne Fisher series. A murder certainly begins this story and gives it focus, but it is the historical fiction details that keep this particular reader intrigued. As a reader, it is a delightful mix of the two. Although the Australian cover declares the series as a murder mystery, Allen & Unwin classify it on their website under historical fiction (you can also read the first chapter there). ![]() The Bombay Prince is the third book in Sujata Massey’s Perveen Mistry Murder Mystery series. “Well done.” Perveen Mistry spoke aloud as she slid the signed contracts into envelopes. ![]()
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