BOOK OF THE WEEK ?? If you like your crime mysteries with an exotic, rich historical backdrop, then you should check out “A Disappearance in Fiji” by @nilima_rao ❤️? Set in colonial Fiji in 1914 during the indentured Indian Servitude Program. Sergeant Akal is a Sikh policeman with a secret past who is investigating a missing woman on a sugar plantation but who uncovers far more than he ever bargained for! Come for the mystery but stay for the deep historical detail, the vivid authentic sense of place, and the strong characterisation. Also she’s an awesome friend ? #bookstagram #booktok #writing #writers #reading #mystery #crime #detective #fiji #india #historicalfiction #servants #imperialism #colonialism #australia #aussiebooks #aussiefiction #ozlit #debutcrew2023
