Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Umbrella | 2023 | A.M. Stuart | Buy |
| 2 | Singapore Sapphire | 2019 | A.M. Stuart | Buy |
| 3 | Revenge in Rubies | 2020 | A.M. Stuart | Buy |
| 4 | Evil in Emerald | 2022 | A.M. Stuart | Buy |
| 5 | Terror in Topaz | 2023 | A.M. Stuart | Buy |
| 6 | Agony in Amethyst | 2024 | A.M. Stuart | Buy |
The Harriet Gordon Mystery series is set in 1910s Singapore, when the British colony was a crossroads of cultures, commerce, and crime. Harriet Gordon is a typist who arrives seeking independence and instead finds herself drawn into murder investigations alongside Inspector Robert Curran. The partnership between a civilian woman and a police inspector gives the series its central dynamic.
Each book is named after a gemstone — Singapore Sapphire, Revenge in Rubies, Evil in Emerald, Terror in Topaz, Agony in Amethyst — with The Umbrella serving as a prequel novella. A.M. Stuart uses the colonial setting to explore both the mysteries at hand and the social hierarchies that shaped life in early 20th-century Southeast Asia.