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Violence
Some
A murder and period-appropriate colonial violence; depicted seriously
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Some
Romantic tension and implied intimacy in the colonial social milieu
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking in Raj-era contexts
Emotional Intensity
Some
The legacy of wartime trauma and colonial power structures give the novel its psychological depth
What this book is about
Commander Joe Sandilands arrives in Simla, the cool hill station where the British Raj decamps each summer, for what should be a busman's holiday. Instead, a man is murdered at the railway station, and Joe finds himself investigating a crime that pulls together the world of Indian policing, Russian émigrés, and wartime secrets that refuse to stay buried. The second Joe Sandilands novel is rich with period atmosphere and moral complexity.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Colonial-era violence and attitudes
Wartime trauma themes
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