Ragtime in Simla (Detective Joe Sandilands Series #2) Book

A thoroughly entertaining murder mystery read! Everyone seems to be hiding a secret in this second installment of Detective Joe Sandilands, Scotland Yard. Joe is trying to leave his assignment in India again and this time is lured to the mountains of India to escape the heat for a "holiday". He becomes involved in working on a murder with the local police when a famous singer he has given a lift to, is shot & killed in front of his eyes as they were traveling to Simla. And that is just the start of this twisty story. I felt transported to this British summer retreat in India during the Raj period. How the British co-opted and used this country was ably presented despite being wrapped up in the mystery. This was a step up from the debut novel, yet I was still hoping for a little more character development of our M.C.

I don't know how I have read so much over the years with British characters and or setting and not seen the word tiffen before!