Inspector de Silva's peaceful evening is disrupted when he is called up to the Royal Nuala Golf Club where a wealthy member has been found brutally murdered.Is this a bungled robbery, a private feud, or does the killer have another motive that will cause them to strike again?With the help of his resourceful wife, Jane, and a new and unexpected ally, de Silva must navigate his way into the heart of the privileged British establishment to find the answer, and there's no time to lose. Rough Time in Nuala is another colourful and exciting mystery in this series set in the exotic location of 1930s Ceylon.