Part of a series but does well as a stand alone. The covers are always colorful and relate to Saffron Everleigh who is a botanist and in this episode is part of an expedition to Egypt. The only working woman in the group, ridiculed at every point, her fiancé Ashton has his hands tied because he cannot show favour and because Saffron herself demands it.
The pranking seems to have gone too far with rumours of Saffron having a relationship with a young man, and when tge man is found dead, poisoned in fact, Saffron becomes the first suspect and is arrested on suspicion of murder. The Inspector despite any evidence is determined to pin the murder on her and tge death penalty looms large. Investigations behind the detectives back involves large scale smuggling of antiquities, involving people at the top, espionage and a very surprising murderer.
The garbage Saffron had to face was enough to make anyone angry, and the story for one third was about this and how she had to overcome this to get to the job she was assigned to do. Very descriptive of an archaeological site, and the work involved was another dimension. Further enhanced by the relationship between Saffron and Ashton and their sudden marriage and return home. A fair amount of different threads woven into the story.
Interesting read.
Sent by Crooked Lane Books for an unbiased review, courtesy of Netgalley
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