Inspector De Silva Mysteries Books in Order

Inspector Shanti de Silva and his English wife, Jane, move to sleepy Nuala expecting a quieter life. Instead, a suspicious death tied to a plantation owner and a crusading lawyer gives him a tricky first case in town.

The arrival of the heir to an English earldom brings fresh trouble to Nuala. Inspector de Silva must sort through a tangle of aristocrats, outsiders, and hidden motives before another polished social visit turns deadly.

A visiting theatre company brings glamour to Nuala, until its actor-manager is murdered. Inspector de Silva and Jane must look past the performance and into some very ugly motives to find the killer.

Christmas cheer fills Nuala until a brutal murder casts a shadow over the season. With Jane at his side, Inspector de Silva races to expose the killer and keep a threatened romance from becoming another casualty.

During monsoon season, a ghostly encounter on a lonely road draws Inspector de Silva into murder. The case reaches back into the past and forces him to confront both danger and his own darker thoughts.

Shanti and Jane de Silva leave Nuala behind for a cruise to Egypt and a chance to relax. Then a writer is found murdered in his cabin, and their holiday turns into another tightly closed puzzle.

A peaceful evening ends when Inspector de Silva is called to the Royal Nuala Golf Club, where a wealthy member has been murdered. To solve it, he and Jane must look deep into privilege, grudges, and the guarded world of the British establishment.

A Russian circus brings excitement to Nuala, until opening night ends in tragedy. Inspector de Silva suspects murder, and the case only grows stranger as jewel thefts, family tensions, and deadly snakes join the act.

When an American millionaire and his glamorous daughter arrive in Nuala, their visit is shattered by a vicious crime. Inspector de Silva, with Jane’s help, follows a twisting trail that includes ransom fears, high society nerves, and a mysterious fortune teller.

On the day of Nuala’s famous motor rally, human remains are uncovered on a tea plantation. Inspector de Silva must untangle an old crime involving a racing driver, a missing Bugatti, and a family scandal buried for years.

In autumn 1940, Shanti and Jane de Silva head to Galle for a longed-for holiday by the Indian Ocean. Death, strange illnesses, and a missing guest quickly turn the break into a dangerous investigation with consequences that reach well beyond Ceylon.