Harriet Steelová sa po napísaní štyroch historických románov pustila do kriminálnej tvorby s príbehmi inšpektora de Silvu, inšpirovanými pobytom na Srí Lanke. Jej diela sa objavili aj v národných novinách a časopisoch. Štýl jej detektívok sa vyznačuje pútavým dejom a prepracovanými postavami, ktoré čitateľov vtiahnu do tajomného sveta. Autorka majstrovsky kombinuje napätie s exotickým prostredím, čím vytvára nezabudnuteľný čitateľský zážitok.
"Inspector de Silva’s back with a new case to solve when the arrival in the hill town of Nuala of the heir to an English earldom leads to a mysterious death. Throw in a mega-rich Romanian count, his glamorous countess and an enigmatic British army officer and the scene is set for another colorful and entertaining mystery." -- Amazon.com
It is 1586: plagued by religious strife at home and with the Royal Treasury almost exhausted, England holds her breath. When will Philip of Spain launch his Armada? In this world of suspicion and fear, three people - aspiring playwright, Tom Goodluck, his married lover, Meg Stuckton, and Huguenot refugee, Alexandre Lamotte, pursue their own struggles for happiness and salvation.