The Hamilton case
By: Michelle de Kretser
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Milsons Point, N.S.W
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781740511971
Subjects: Murder; Fiction; Detective and mystery stories
Description: Set in the 1930s in Ceylon, this novel reflects the decay, corruption and last days of an empire and a world at the end of its tether. The story concerns a murder scandal that shakes the upper echelons of Ceylon "society" and those who once had wealth and influence.