Detective Inspector Sara Nayar is a goddess. Literally. A Hindu goddess accidentally brought to England during Queen Victoria’s reign. Working now as a police detective, Sara survives on humanity’s innate faith in law and order.
Sheffield is a city of many gods, however, and when Sara witnesses a murder, she knows the perpetrator is divine. As a goddess of order, she must solve the crime before the god can kill again, but thousands of years living as a human has left her spiritually weak.
Vulnerable in ways she hasn’t felt since leaving India, Sara fights to balance her mortal and immortal lives as the murders around her escalate. And with tensions amongst her fellow divinity on the rise, Sara is running out of time. If she can’t restore order, find balance in the chaos, the city itself might pay the price.
This is a novel that is really about two stories. On the one hand, it’s a police procedural taking place in the British city of Sheffield, with murder, suspects, and investigations worthy of some of the best tv detectives. On the other hand, it’s about gods living among humans, and one of them, just happens to be a crime busting superstar.
This was an enjoyable read and as a lover of crime fiction and fantasy it had everything I want and more. As well as having a great plot and great characters I learnt a lot about Sheffield and Hinduism too which was another aspect that I loved. 5 stars.
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