1908. A gruesome death on board the Sky Liner RMS Macedonia exposes the clash of class, secrets and sexuality in upper class Edwardian society.On her journey home Maliha Anderson, Anglo-Indian daughter of a Scottish engineer and a Brahmin scholar, hopes to make peace with her past, her future and what she sees in the mirror every day - until the nurse of wheelchair-bound General Makepeace-Flynn is murdered.
The General declares his innocence and Maliha is the only one to believe his story. With landfall in India only hours away Maliha must find the real murderer before the culprit can escape, even though doing so puts her own life at risk
This is the first book in the Maliha Anderson murder mystery series set in a steampunk alternative history. The other books in the series are also available on Amazon. The Maliha Anderson series reading order:- Murder out of the Blue (Book 1)
- Blood Sky at Night (Book 2)
- Halo Round the Moon (Book 3)
- Wind in the East (Book 4)
- Thunder over the Grass (Book 5 - due May '15)
- Under the Burning Clouds (Book 6 - due Sep '15)
- The Taliesin Affair (Book 0 - due Jan '16)
This book is part of the collection of works that take place in the Voidships setting. What if, in 1843, Sir Michael Faraday demonstrated his Principle for the Partial Nullification of Gravity to the Royal Society? Well, the rest is alternate history.
Categories: Murder mystery series; Mystery thriller; Steampunk detective; female protagonist, Indian authors, Indian fantasy, Steampunk novels kindle, Steampunk alternate history.
