I've been looking for a good mystery series to sink my teeth into, and this just might be it. She also writes historical fiction as ALISON STUART. Outside writing, she enjoyed a varied career as a lawyer in a wide number of fields including the military and as a senior executive in the fire services. The fourth, and final, episode in Harriet's adventures TERROR IN TOPAZ will be published in 2023.īorn in Kenya, her family came to Australia when she was ten years old. The first Harriet Gordon Mystery, SINGAPORE SAPPHIRE, was published in 2019 and has been followed by REVENGE IN RUBIES and EVIL IN EMERALD. The idea for the Harriet Gordon Mysteries was born in the microfiche room of Singapore's National Library when she came across an advertisement in a 1905 edition of the Straits Times… 'An Englishwoman undertakes Typing and Shorthand… She guarantees… absolute secrecy'! Stuart's love affair with Singapore began in 2000 when she moved, with her family to Singapore, where she lived for 3 years, throwing herself into exploring the history and the different cultures of the island. She and Curran are soon drawn into a complex web of stolen gemstones and a mysterious gang of thieves who have no qualms about killing again to protect their secrets.Īustralian author, A.M. When a second body is dragged from the canal, Harriet feels compelled to help with the case.

Harriet's keen eye for detail and strong sense of duty interests him, as does her distrust of the police and her traumatic past, which she is at pains to keep secret from the gossips of Singapore society.

When Inspector Robert Curran is put on the case, he realizes that he has an unusual witness in Harriet. It is unfortunate that she should discover her first client, Sir Oswald Newbold-explorer, mine magnate and president of the exclusive Explorers and Geographers' Club-dead with a knife in his throat. Hoping to gain some financial independence, she advertises her services as a personal secretary. Singapore 1910-Desperate for a fresh start and to distance herself from her tragic past, Harriet Gordon finds herself in Singapore at the height of colonial rule. Harriet Gordon stumbles into a murderous web of stolen gems and cutthroat thieves as she runs from her tragic past in an enthralling new historical mystery series set in early twentieth century Singapore.

Singapore Sapphire by A.M. Stuart