Agony in Amethyst, A.M. Stuart
Agony in Amethyst, A.M. Stuart
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Agony in Amethyst
A Harriet Gordon Mystery

Author: A.M. Stuart

Series: Harriet Gordon Mysteries #5

Narrator: Naomi Rose-Mock

Unabridged: 10 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/30/2024

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

An important visitor casts a shadow of darkness and death over Singapore.Harriet Gordon, newly settled in her new role as a teacher at a girls' school in Singapore, faces uncertainty in her budding relationship with Robert Curran, who has just returned from months in Kuala Lumpur. Curran's expected promotion turns sour when the position is given to an old adversary from his Scotland Yard days.The arrival of the Colonial foreign secretary, Sir Henry Cunningham, revives memories of one of Curran's unresolved cases. The death of a schoolgirl at a lavish ball, hosted by the Governor in honour of the visitor, brings Curran into direct conflict with his new superior officer. When he confides his suspicions to Harriet, she inadvertently betrays his trust, threatening his already shaky career.With their relationship on the brink of irreparable damage, a second death changes the course of the investigation. Can Harriet and Curran bring justice to a grieving family and emerge from this ordeal with their connection intact?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Douglas on October 07, 2024

Amethyst is the fifth (and possibly final) gem in the Harriet Gordon series. Although the reader would no doubt enjoy it as a stand-alone novel, this is a series worthy of being read in its entirety. The setting of British colonial Singapore in late Edwardian times is what drew me to read Sapphire,......more

Goodreads review by Kerrie on October 21, 2024

Agony in Amethyst is the [most likely] final in this series set in colonial era Singapore. A tragic death of a school girl at a gala event filled with British elite creates ripples of suspicion for the Governor & his VIP guests. Complicating matters even more is a possible connection with one of Cur......more

Goodreads review by Marseydoats on October 06, 2024

The author was generous enough to send me an ARC of her book in exchange for an honest review. I got hooked on this series last year, and I love Harriet and Curran's characters, as well as the supporting cast. I confess that I knew next to nothing about Singapore before I started reading these. I lo......more

Goodreads review by K on October 08, 2024

I have thoroughly enjoyed this entire series, set among the British community in colonial Singapore in the early 20th century. This probably-last-for-now book is just as good if not even better than its predecessors, showing all the same historical detail, great sense of setting and character, and t......more

Goodreads review by Joyce on October 28, 2024

One of my favorites! I think I’ve said that about every book in this series. Harriet and Curran are very engaging characters, drawing you along with them as they seek to solve the mystery and bring a killer to justice. The suspense of ‘Will this be one time the killer gets away with it?’ kept me turn......more

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