Indian Summer

Max Rydal #6

by Elizabeth Darrell

A Max Rydal Military Mystery - Basking in the warmth of an Indian summer, the British Military in Germany hold an Open Day to ease the stress of constant movements of personnel to and from war zones. Entertainments include medieval knights, jousting, and, for children, a diver in a water tank fighting synthetic oceanic monsters. At midnight, guards discover a body in the tank with the tentacles of a lifelike jellyfish wound tightly around his throat. Captain Max Rydal, wrestling with personal problems, is faced with a bizarre collection of clues as he investigates the crime.

208 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 2010

About the author

A pseudonym used by Edna Dawes and Emma Drummond.

Reviews

[Kay · Rating 3 out of 5]

Even though the military stories are quite well-done and the Afghanistan aspects are painful and revealing and the central idea in each book is interesting, the plots are a bit hard to follow and Max Rydal never comes to life for me—if I were to have lunch with him I’d have no idea what to talk about, he’s remained a shadowy figure through the three novels I’ve read—I wish he’d been fleshed out. In fact, all the main characters sort of blend into each other and I’d have a hard time passing a quiz on their individualities.