Season of The Monsoon [Paperback]

Paul Mann (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Fawcett Columbine,1993, c (1993)
• ASIN: B000WWVNV6
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Paul Mann was born in the northeast of England, the only son of a police constable and a nurse. After a career as an itinerant journalist working in several different countries he settled in smalltown Maine. He is the author of several techno-thrillers, including 'The Britannia Contract,' and the George Sansi murder mystery series set in India, including 'Season Of The Monsoon.' After a 15 year digression he has resumed writing and has two new books on Kindle, 'The Witch's Code,' his first foray into supernatural mystery writing, and 'The Leek Club' a semi-autobiographical novel about growing up in the coalfields of East Northumberland.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Engrossing and vivid page-turner set in India, July 18, 2002

By 

Douglas A. Greenberg (Berkeley, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Season of the Monsoon (Hardcover)

Set in India, *Season of the Monsoon* is a police mystery filled with vivid imagery and wonderful descriptive language. Mann's ability to draw in his readers and keep them riveted is reminiscent of well-known mystery authors like Michael Connelly, and this is definitely high praise. Where writers like Connelly surpass Mann, however, is in their ability to construct a complex mystery that presents twists and turns that keep coming throughout the novel. Mann's story is intriguing, but ultimately, the resolution of the mystery (i.e., the identity of a serial killer) is (disappointingly) simple. The ending is a bit theatrical, which is also something of a flaw.

Overall, however, this novel is gorgeously written and once started is hard to put down. Maybe "gorgeously" is an inappropriate word here, since some of the book's descriptive vividness relates to horrifying imagery related to corpses and murders. This story is definitely NOT for the squeamish. Having greatly enjoyed *The Season of the Monsoon*, however, I definitely plan to read others in the Sansi mystery series.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent mystery, but some parts not for the faint of heart, July 4, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: Season of the Monsoon (Mass Market Paperback)

Extremely well-written mystery introducing George Sansi, the half-Indian, half-British inspector for a special divi- sion within the Bombay Police Department. It shows not only Sansi's frustration at having to deal with the system (and I should point out that Sansi's "system" makes ours look like a bunch of yes-men), but also provides a view of India that is somewhat different from any other fictional account I've read. A word of caution, however: some sections of Mann's novel get unnecessarily gory (in description, not in action; Sansi isn't a violent man), and while in hindsight these parts are vital to the plot, I do wish that Mann could have toned them down - I don't often get queasy reading a book, but I did with this one. Thankfully, descriptions like that are few and far between, and on the whole, this is an extremely well-written book.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars wonderful!, March 13, 2001

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T. Burgess - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Season of the Monsoon (Mass Market Paperback)

this is a great book and a great series. terrific mystery in an exotic locale. Can't wait for more of Paul Mann's George Sansi novels. Have a cup of Chai and enjoy!