title: The Last Kashmiri Rose (Joe Sandilands Murder Mysteries)
author:  Barbara Cleverly 
description: &#8220;A spellbinding debut mystery. While classic in design, the whodunit formula is embellished by the vivid colonial setting . . . and enriched by characters too complicated to read at a glance.&#8221;<i>&#8212;New York Times Book Review <br><br></i>&#8220;An impressive debut . . . Cleverly weaves an engrossing tale of serial murder and the impending decline of the British Empire.&#8221;<i>&#8212;Publishers Weekly<br><br></i>&#8220;An accomplished debut novel is a historical mystery that has just about everything: a fresh, beautifully realized exotic setting; a strong, confident protagonist; a poignant love story; and an exquisitely complex plot.&#8221;&#8212;<i>Denver Post<br><br></i>&#8220;A strongly evocative narrative, sensitive characterizations, artful dialog, and masterly plotting make for an excellent first historical.&#8221; <i>&#8212;Library Journal </i><br><br>&#8220;Deftly plotted and filled with unexpected twists, effectively captures the sights and sounds of 1920s India and provides a fascinating look at the social and political climate of the time.&#8221;<i>&#8212;Booklist <br></i><br>&#8220;A clever debut . . . The readers will get a strong sense of life in India for the British in the early part of the last century. At the same time, they will be treated to a puzzling mystery that demands their attention and keeps the pages briskly turning.&#8221; &#8212;<i>Deadly Pleasures, </i>London
zlib_text: BARBARA CLEVERLY lives in the middle of Cambridge, surrounded by ancient
  buildings and bookshops. She was born and educated in the north of England at
  a Yorkshire grammar school and then at Durham University.
  
  Barbara was inspired to write her first book, The Last Kashmiri Rose,
  following a successful outline sent to the Crime Writers’ Association/Sunday
  Times Debut Dagger Competition. A shortlisting and warm reception by the
  judging panel led to its writing in full. It was a New York Times ‘Notable
  Book of 2002’, and Barbara has gone on to write a further six Joe Sandilands
  novels.
  
  Praise for Barbara Cleverly
  
  ‘The historical background of Barbara Cleverly’s novel is as fascinating as
  the murder. Stiff upper lip soldiers, American heiresses, handsome Afghan
  tribesmen – they are all here in spades. A great blood and guts blockbuster.’
  
  Guardian
  
  ‘A well-plotted novel . . . The atmosphere of the dying days of the Raj is
  colourfully captured.’
  
  Suasanna Yager, Sunday Telegraph
  
  ‘Spectac