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y separately published work icon Revenge in Rubies single work   novel   historical fiction   mystery  
Is part of The Harriet Gordon Mysteries A.M. Stuart , 2019 series - author novel (number 2 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2020... 2020 Revenge in Rubies
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'1910 Singapore. Harriet Gordon has found fulfillment at last. Her young ward, Will, has settled into his new home with Harriet and her brother, Julian. And Harriet’s employment as a typist at the Straits Settlements Police Force has given her an intriguing way to occupy her time and some much-needed financial independence. But when her friend and employer, Inspector Robert Curran, is called to the scene of a brutal murder and Harriet is asked to comfort the victim’s family, her newfound sense of contentment is abruptly shattered.

'Sylvie Nolan, the new and much-younger wife of Lieutenant Colonel John Nolan, has been bludgeoned to death in her bedroom. The tightly knit military community in Singapore quickly tries to close ranks to hinder Curran’s investigation. Harriet has ties to the Nolan family and realizes that her friendship with the colonel’s sister might prove useful to Curran’s efforts to find the culprit. But to get close enough to the family’s secrets, Harriet must once again face her painful past and Curran is forced to dredge up some long-buried secrets of his own.

'And when more shocking deaths occur that all seem linked to Sylvie’s murder, Harriet and Curran realize that they too are in the sights of a callous killer...'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
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      Berkley Publishing Corporation ,
      2020 .
      image of person or book cover 3037565042287909301.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 384p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 15 September 2020.
      ISBN: 9781984802668, 1984802666

Works about this Work

What’s Old Is Now New Again Robyn Walton , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19 December 2020; (p. 17)

— Review of Death in Daylesford Kerry Greenwood , 2020 single work novel ; Over My Dead Body Dave Warner , 2020 single work novel ; Revenge in Rubies A.M. Stuart , 2020 single work novel
What’s Old Is Now New Again Robyn Walton , 2020 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 19 December 2020; (p. 17)

— Review of Death in Daylesford Kerry Greenwood , 2020 single work novel ; Over My Dead Body Dave Warner , 2020 single work novel ; Revenge in Rubies A.M. Stuart , 2020 single work novel
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