The Hamilton Case

When Sam Obeysekere returns to his native Ceylon with a law degree from Oxford, hoping to make a name for himself in the colonial government, he finds that his barrister father has died, his sister has been forced into a loveless marriage with a notorious womanizer, and his mother is impoverished. Eventually, the police investigation of a local scandal--the murder of an English tea planter (known as the Hamilton case)--is at a dead end, until Sam provides a suspect: another Englishman. For his pains, Sam finds his ambition thwarted to advance in the colonial government he has so assiduously cultivated. A New York Times Notable Book for 2004. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.