M. M. Kaye's literary voice is deeply shaped by her formative years spent in India, a land that continues to resonate throughout her evocative storytelling. Her narratives often transport readers to richly drawn, historical settings, exploring themes of cultural intersection and personal journeys with a distinctive flair. Kaye possesses a unique ability to craft immersive worlds, blending meticulous detail with compelling character arcs. Her prose captures the essence of place and time, offering a profound and engaging exploration of the human experience.
Crustacea, Prince Amy's cross Fairy Godmother, gave her goddaughter a curious christening present. 'You shall be ordinary!' she cried. But Her Serene and Royal Amethyst Alexandra Augusta Araminta Adelaide Aurelia Anne grew up to have the most extraordinary adventures . . .
Tells the story of Winter de Ballesteros, a beautiful English heiress who has come to India to be married; and of Captain Alex Randall, her escort and protector, who knows that Winter's husband to be has become a debauched wreck of a man.
Tells the story of an English man - Ashton Pelham-Martyn - brought up as a Hindu, of his passionate, but dangerous love for Juli, an Indian princess, of divided loyalties, of friendship that endures till death, and of high adventure and of the clash between East and West.
Miranda Brand is visiting Germany for what is supposed to be a month's vacation. But from the moment that Brigadier Brindley relates the story about a fortune in lost diamonds--a story in which Miranda herself figures in an unusual way--the vacation atmosphere becomes transformed into something more ominous. And when murder strikes on the night train to Berlin, Miranda finds herself unwillingly involved in a complex chain of events that will soon throw her own life into peril. Set against a background of war-scarred Berlin in the early 1950s, Death in Berlin is a consummate mystery from one of the finest storytellers of our time.
The year is 1859 and Hero Hollis, beautiful and headstrong niece of the American consul, arrives in Zanzibar. It is an earthly paradise; it is also the last outpost of the Slave Trade. A passionate opponent of slavery, Hero is swept into a turmoil of royal intrigue, abduction, piracy, smuggling, and a virulent cholera epidemic. There in Zanzibar, the most cruelly beautiful island of the Southern Seas, she must choose her love and unravel her destiny.
When young Sarah Parrish takes a skiing vacation to Gulmarg, a resort nestled in the mountains above the fabled Vale of Kashmir, she anticipates an entertaining but uneventful stay. But when she discovers that the deaths of two in her party are the reuslt of foul play, she finds herself entrusted with a mission of unforseen importance. And when she leaves the ski slopes for the Waterwitch, a private houseboat on the placid shores of the Dal Lake near Srinagar, she discovers to her horror that the killer will stop at nothing to prevent Sarah from piecing the puzzle together.
Twenty-year-old Amanda Derrington is on an extended cruise with her uncle when she decides to make a short trip to the sun-washed island of Cyprus. But even before the ship arrives in the port, there is a suspicious death. Once the passengers reach the island, it soon becomes clear that the death was in fact an act of murder. What Amanda had meant to be a pleasant excursion quickly takes a turn for the worse in M. M. Kaye's Death in Cyprus , a classic novel of suspense and romance by one of our most celebrated writers.
Set against the backdrop of the alluring Indian Ocean islands, the story follows Copper Randal as she uncovers the unsettling truths hidden beneath the surface of paradise. Alongside her friend Valerie, the stepdaughter of the Islands' Chief Commissioner, they experience a chilling turn of events during a hurricane-struck picnic, leading to a gripping and unexpected climax. The narrative explores themes of innocence shattered by danger and the contrast between beauty and menace in a tropical setting.
Dany Ashton is invited to vacation at her stepfather's home in Zanzibar and finds herself caught up in a search for hidden gold with a group of houseguests that includes a ruthless murderer
Set against the backdrop of post-uprising Kenya, the story unfolds on a Rift Valley estate where Victoria and her family face lingering horrors. Initially sparked by the haunting of a poltergeist, the tension escalates into brutal murder within their tight-knit community. As passions flare, the presence of a cunning killer looms large, intertwining the supernatural with the sinister, and revealing the dark undercurrents of human nature in the aftermath of violence.