Vaseem Khan Libri

Il giorno in cui è costretto ad andare in pensione per colpa del suo cuore malato, l’ispettore Ashwin Chopra eredita due misteri del tutto inaspettati. Il primo è il caso di un ragazzo annegato, una morte avvenuta in circostanze sospette che nessuno sembra voler chiarire. Il secondo riguarda l’affidamento di un cucciolo di elefante, ma è davvero difficile scoprire chi possa avergli lasciato un’eredità tanto bizzarra e… ingombrante! La ricerca di indizi lo porta di vicolo in vicolo per la brulicante città di Mumbai, dai lussuosi grattacieli fino ai bassifondi, e Chopra comincia a sospettare che tutto quello che ha creduto fino a quel momento sulla colorata città indiana non sia che una pallida imitazione della verità. Chopra, nonostante la sua aria stralunata e il piccolo elefante sempre tra i piedi, imparerà che quando il gioco si fa duro rimanere un uomo tutto d’un pezzo non è poi così semplice…

In this Indian-set mystery, Inspector Chopra inherits an elephant and an unsolved murder on his last day at work. A joyful, charming read for fans of Alexander McCall Smith and Rachel Joyce. Mumbai, murder and a baby elephant combine in a charming, joyful mystery for fans of Alexander McCall Smith and Rachel Joyce. On the day he retires, Inspector Ashwin Chopra inherits two unexpected mysteries. The first is the case of a drowned boy, whose suspicious death no one seems to want solved. And the second is a baby elephant. As his search for clues takes him across the teeming city of Mumbai, from its grand high rises to its sprawling slums and deep into its murky underworld, Chopra begins to suspect that there may be a great deal more to both his last case and his new ward than he thought. And he soon learns that when the going gets tough, a determined elephant may be exactly what an honest man needs...

A collection of short stories from Britain's best crime writers, in partnership with the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival.

The third incredible novel in the highly acclaimed Malabar House series featuring Persis Wadia, India's first female police detective. Book one, Midnight at Malabar House, has been shortlisted for the CWA Sapere Books Historical Dagger.

In the new Baby Ganesh Agency novel, an unlikely murder at Mumbai's grandest hotel sends Inspector Chopra in to investigate discreetly.. not easy when your sidekick is a baby elephant.

The second brilliant novel in the highly acclaimed Malabar House series featuring Persis Wadia, India's first female police detective.

The fourth incredible novel in the highly acclaimed Malabar House series featuring Persis Wadia, India's first female police detective. Book one, Midnight at Malabar House, won the CWA Historical Dagger and was shortlisted for the Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year 2022.

In this installment of the Baby Ganesh Agency series, Inspector Chopra and his elephant companion Ganesha delve into the dark side of Bollywood to uncover the mystery behind a missing star. As they navigate a world of extravagant personalities, financial schemes, and deadly intentions, the duo faces a thrilling investigation that intertwines the glitz of cinema with sinister undertones, all while the fate of the star's latest film hangs in the balance.

In the gripping new Baby Ganesh Agency novel, Inspector Chopra and his elephant sidekick investigate the death of one of Mumbai's wealthiest citizens, a murder with ramifications for its poorest.

'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 CleevesBombay, 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.