Barbara Cleverly

The Damascened Blade

Colonial India mystery featuring detective solving murder involving Damascus blade

About the author

Barbara Cleverly

Barbara Cleverly is a British historical crime writer whose Joe Sandilands series is set in the 1920s and 1930s across the British Empire, from India to Cambridge to France. Her novels are distinguished by their elegant prose, their historical depth, and their charismatic detective protagonist. She has won multiple Agatha and CWA awards.

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