WhenHarrietGordonreceiveswordfromafriendaboutatragicdeath,sheandInspectorCurranarethrustintoaweboffamilysecretsthatthreatenstodestroythembothinthisall-newmysteryfromtheauthorofSingaporeSapphire.Singapore,1910--HarrietGordonhasfoundfulfillmentatlast.Heryoungward,Will,hassettledintohisnewhomewithHarrietandherbrother,Julian.AndHarriet’semploymentasatypistattheStraitsSettlementsPoliceForcehasgivenheranintriguingwaytooccupyhertimeandsomemuch-neededfinancialindependence.Butwhenherfriendandemployer,InspectorRobertCurran,iscalledtothesceneofabrutalmurderandHarrietisaskedtocomfortthevictim’sfamily,hernewfoundsenseofcontentmentisabruptlyshattered.SylvieNolan,thenewandmuch-youngerwifeofLieutenantColonelJohnNolan,hasbeenbludgeonedtodeathinherbedroom.ThetightlyknitmilitarycommunityinSingaporequicklyclosesrankstohinderCurran’sinvestigation,andHarrietrealizesthatherfriendshipwiththecolonel’ssistermightproveuseful.Buttogetcloseenoughtothefamily’ssecrets,Harrietmustonceagainfaceherpainfulpast,andCurranisforcedtodredgeupsomelong-buriedsecretsofhisown.AndwhenmoreshockingdeathsoccurthatallseemlinkedtoSylvie’smurder,HarrietandCurrandiscoverthattheytooareinthesightsofacallouskiller....
