Curse of the Poppy

Good mystery with a likeable heroine I enjoyed this book book very much overall. I really like Penny Green and the secondary characters such as her sister. In fact, I would have given it five stars if I didn't want to give the romantic interest, James Blakely, a good kick in the pants. I wish he woul......more

Another very enjoyable read. As the characters stories develop I find each new tale even more riveting. The Curse of the Poppy kept me wanting to turn those pages. The suspense and thrilling storyline was spot on and now I want to read the next book.......more

The fifth Penny (Penelope) Green novel, Curse of the Poppy, is the first title in this series by Emily Organ that I’ve read. Although this novel deals with the horrors that both led to the Opium Wars in China and continued even thereafter, as well as the almost nonchalant way in which the vice as bu......more

An interesting plot with lots of unexpected twists and turns. However, the title gives the game away! The reader knows from the beginning that the opium trade will play an important role in the mystery - so it is a bit tedious waiting for the protagonists to figure it out!......more

Emily Organ excels at storytelling In this installment Miss Penny Green is caught up in a series of murders that are intertwined with the opium trade in India. When Mrs Forster is brutally murdered in her own bed while her husband is out and the house ransacked something doesn't appear to add up. As......more