Reviewed by Julia B.
February 20, 2006
"I don't have words to describe this book."
India, 1932.
"Ultra-modern" Elizabeth Mainwarring has inherited a fortune and a sheep farm in New Zealand. After her mother abandoned her father when she was a child, she grew up in England and decides to visit her father to try to get closer to him. She arrives with her best friend and companion Fiona in an unforgettable way. They arrived in an old flyer, Elizabeth being the pilot and doing an emergency landing on a parade ground.
Major Nigel Covington-Singh is the son of an Indian maharaja and the grandson of an British duke. He has been educated in England, and is trying to make a career for himself, without the help or influence of his father. He has to face a lot of prejudices and as soon as he sees Elizabeth feels a powerful attraction to her, but he knows that no British father wants a blacky-white near his daughter.
Lately, people are worry because of the violent murders of women. Nigel is in charge of the investigation and he suspects than the killer is British and that this is not the first time or place he has acted. Soon he fears that Elizabeth could be the next victim, since it seems the killer is attacking women who are involved with men of other races.
I don't have words to describe this book. The author makes a great work placing us in the middle of the British Colonial India. I could imagine everything perfectly as if I was watching a movie, since she covers all: the clothes, the weather, the gossip and intrigues, the prejudices, the political turmoil, etc. And the suspense is great too. Who is this killer and who will be the next victim? And for the romance, I really like Nigel and Elizabeth. Their characterization is great, and they are very interesting with virtues and flaws. And they are so perfect to each other, in spite of all their differences. They so deserve a happy ending. There is also a whole cast of secondary characters very well developed.
I love the book, and it is amazing that this is the first book the author has published. I hope she will write more stories in this particular period as well as in others that are not so frequent. I can't hardly wait for her next novel.
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Book Description for Blood Moon Over Bengal
Elizabeth Mainwarring returns to the land of her birth for one last go at mending the breach with her long-estranged sire. She meets Major Covington-Singh: a prince and an officer in her father’s regiment. The man is tall, dark, and utterly irresistible. Yet there is peril in desiring him. He warns her against falling for an Anglo-Indian. It might be modern times in England, but not here. Even for the son of a duke and a maharaja. Why, even Elizabeth’s father will disapprove! And then there are the recent happenings: the murders, the cruel strangling of those who are indiscreet. For Elizabeth to love Nigel means death. And there is a . . . BLOOD MOON OVER BENGAL
