Midnight at Malabar House (Inspector Wadia series)
'The leading character is the deftly drawn Persis Wadia, the country's first female detective. She's a wonderful creation and this is a hugely enjoyable book' Ann Cleeves'This is historical crime fiction at its best - a compelling mix of social insight and complex plotting with a thoroughly engaging heroine. A highly promising new series' Mail on Sunday Bombay, New Year's Eve, 1949As India celebrates the arrival of a momentous new decade, Inspector Persis Wadia stands vigil in the basement of Malabar House, home to the city's most unwanted unit of police officers. Six months after joining the force she remains India's first female police detective, mistrusted, sidelined and now consigned to the midnight shift.And so, when the phone rings to report the murder of prominent English diplomat Sir James Herriot, the country's most sensational case falls into her lap.As 1950 dawns and India prepares to become the world's largest republic, Persis, accompanied by Scotland Yard criminalist Archie Blackfinch, finds herself investigating a case that is becoming more political by the second. Navigating a country and society in turmoil, Persis, smart, stubborn and untested in the crucible of male hostility that surrounds her, must find a way to solve the murder - whatever the cost.
yazar | Vaseem Khan |
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Boyutlar ve boyutlar | 15.2 x 3 x 23.2 cm |
Tarafından yayınlandı | 20 Ağustos 2020 |
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yazar | Vaseem Khan |
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isbn 13 | 978-1473685475 |
Yayımcı | Hodder & Stoughton |
Boyutlar ve boyutlar | 15.2 x 3 x 23.2 cm |
Tarafından yayınlandı Midnight at Malabar House (Inspector Wadia series) | 20 Ağustos 2020 |