Terror in Topaz

A Harriet Gordon Mystery, Book 4

By: A.M. Stuart

Narrated by: Catherine Bilson

The next instalment in the riveting HARRIET GORDON MYSTERIES.

The chance to pursue a new opportunity takes Harriet and her brother Julian, to Kuala Lumpur, but death is waiting…

Singapore 1910: Harriet Gordon has been dismissed from the job she loved and finds herself cast adrift. When her brother receives an invitation to visit a prestigious school in Kuala Lumpur, she and Julian decide to leave Singapore behind for a few days, but their pleasant visit takes a dark turn when a visitor to the school is shot dead on the front steps of the headmaster’s bungalow.

After being suspended from the Straits Settlements Police, Inspector Robert Curran has disappeared on a personal quest to find a missing girl, but his suspension is not all it appears and he receives secretive orders to investigate the mysterious Topaz Club, which seems to be at the center of high-level corruption within the colonial government of Malaya.

The uninvestigated death of a woman with links to the Topaz Club brings Harriet and Curran together in a determination to shut down the notorious establishment for good.

But a devious criminal stands in the way and it is going to take Harriet and Curran all their resources to bring justice for the victims of the Topaz Club and in doing so, find what it is they have been looking for in each other.

©2023 Alison Brideson (P)2024 Alison Brideson

easy listen, less stressful than the last book!

I had never read about Kuala Lumpur before, it was very interesting! if you like the series, you'll like this book!

Wow! Oh wow!

I could hardly tear myself away! Harriet and her brother travel to Kuala Lumpur and in the midst of a stultifying expat society find that surface appearances don’t mean a thing. Our favorite police officer Curran is there clinging to a disguise and false name. There’s a hidden gentlemen’s club that caters to every vice. I think you could enjoy this as a stand alone novel but it’s even better as read in a series. I loved every bit and will probably listen to the whole thing again - it was that good. Reader did a splendid job as usual for this series.

Not my favorite of the series

I have really enjoyed the previous books, and I would say this is just ok. There are some negative comments about the narrator, and I agree she is not as good as the previous ones, However, I think the overall sound and production quality of the book isn't very good, so it's not just the narrator.

The setting, mystery and characters are all fantastic.

I loved Terror in Topaz and have read all the opens leading up to this one. The author has a good grasp of the history and the area, and writes it well. Looking forward to Amethyst.

Finally!

This wonderful serious has become one of my favorites! It’s well written and has very interesting characters, situations and places. A good mystery or murders(s) happen and Robert & Harriet are both very independent and well written characters that make it easy to get drawn into their story.
I like how their story unwinds very naturally and it was great to finally see the pair share a kiss at the end of the story. I am looking forward to Book 5 and sharing some more time with this interesting couple.
If you start now, you’ll be all caught up for Book 5! Enjoy!

Entertaining

I love the characters and the slight change of scenery from the other books. I enjoyed seeing Harriet continue to be the fierce, stubborn woman who straddles brave and infuriating for the men around her. I also enjoyed the humanising of the protagonist Koren as he wrestled with themes of family, love, and possible missteps with work.

Love Harriet Gordon!

I have really enjoyed this whole series and am looking forward to Book 5! My only disappointment was with the narrator. The voice was totally off for me and I had to force myself, for the love of Harriet and Curran, to keep going.

Awesome Series

Terrible Narrator
Please use another narrator for next book, this series is enjoyable. I can’t wait for the next book.

Terrible narrator!

I have enjoyed all the books in this series. I love Harriet’s determined spirit. The setting and Tim’s period are interesting to read and learn about. But this narrator is awful! She makes Harriet sound like an old woman. It was sheer determination and the fact that I had read the other stories that kept me listening.

Story is fantastic. Very annoyed with authors voice and frank mispronunciation of Malay and Indian names

The story is again fantastic and a great continuation of the series. The narrator does a great great disservice to the story however. Please bring back the narrator for book 3 or 2.