Author: Tarquin Hall Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1451613172 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 339
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Mustachioed sleuth Vish Puri tackles his greatest fears in a case involving the poisoning death of the elderly father of a leading Pakistani cricketer, whose demise is linked to the Indian and Pakistani mafias and the violent 1947 partition of India.
Author: Tarquin Hall Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1451613180 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 339
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Now featuring mouthwatering recipes from the Vish Puri family kitchen, this installment in Tarquin Hall’s mystery series offers a taste of India alongside the thrill of a rich and fulfilling whodunit mystery. Dubbed “a wonderfully engaging P.I.” (The Times, London), Tarquin Hall’s irresistible protagonist Vish Puri has become an international favorite through a series that “splendidly evokes the color and bustle of Delhi and the tang of contemporary India” (Seattle Times). Now the gormandizing, spectacularly mustachioed sleuth finds himself facing down his greatest fears in an explosive case involving the Indian and Pakistani mafias. When the elderly father of a top Pakistani cricketer playing in a new multimillion-dollar cricket league dies frothing at the mouth during a post-match dinner, it’s not a simple case of Delhi Belly. His butter chicken has been poisoned. To solve the case, Puri must penetrate the region’s organized crime, following a trail that leads deep into Pakistan—the country in which many members of the P.I.’s family were massacred during the 1947 partition of India. The last piece of the puzzle, however, turns up closer to home when Puri learns of the one person who can identify the killer. Unfortunately it is the one person in the world with whom he has sworn never to work: his Mummy-ji. With riotously entertaining prose, a boisterous cast of characters, and a pitch-perfect sense of place, Tarquin Hall has crafted a gripping whodunit that takes us deep into Indian history and society. He brings a hugely appealing culture to life with all its sights, sounds, smells, foods, and complexity. As the title implies, The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken is a succulent read by a writer at the top of his game.
Author: Tarquin Hall Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1476708487 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 88
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A sampler from each title in Hall’s fun, exotic, mystery series, about which Andrew McCall Smith says, “These books are little gems. They are beautifully written, amusing, and intensely readable.” An honest public litigator is accused of murdering his maidservant in The Case of the Missing Servant; the Hindu goddess Kali comes down to earth and murders a laughing scientist in The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing; and the father of the most prominent cricket player in India dies at a feast in The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken. In each of these unique, humorous mysteries, the beloved Most Private Investigator, Vish Puri, sets out to get to the bottom of these witty whodunits, with many a hiccup along the way.
Author: Tarquin Hall Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd ISBN: 1448303567 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 249
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"Hilarious ... Hall’s plot is filled with engaging twists. Vish is a wonderfully realized character ... You can dive in anywhere in this series and be rewarded with a rich experience" – Booklist Starred Review A client claiming she was murdered in a past life is a novel dilemma even for Vish Puri, India's Most Private Investigator. When a young woman comes forward claiming to be the reincarnation of Riya Kaur, a wife and mother who vanished during the bloody 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Puri is dismissive. He's busy enough dealing with an irate matrimonial client whose daughter is complaining about her groom’s thunderous snoring. Puri's indomitable Mummy-ji however is adamant the client is genuine. How else could she so accurately describe under hypnosis Riya Kaur's life and final hours? Driven by a sense of duty - the original case was his late father’s - Puri manages to acquire the police file only to find that someone powerful has orchestrated a cover-up. Forced into an alliance with his mother that tests his beliefs and high blood pressure as never before, it’s only by delving into the past the help of his reincarnated client that Puri can hope to unlock the truth.
Author: Tarquin Hall Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1451613261 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 320
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Krimi. When a young Indian couple - Ram and Deepa - fall in love, the young woman's parents are dead set against the union. She's from a high caste family. Her boyfriend is an Untouchable, a member of society traditionally doomed from birth to sweep the streets or worse. Deepa's father locks her up and promises to hunt down and kill the "loverboy dog." Fortunately, India's Love Commandos, a group of volunteers dedicated to assisting mixed caste couples, come to their rescue
Author: Tarquin Hall Publisher: McClelland & Stewart ISBN: 0771038283 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 346
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The delightful, amusing, and deeply mysterious second novel to feature Vish Puri, a man after Hercule Poirot's heart, in a series that has already won diehard fans on three continents. The bizarre murder of an Indian scientist in public by the goddess Kali is no laughing matter. Yet Dr. Suresh Jha, best known for unmasking fraudulent swamis and godmen, dies in a fit of giggles at his morning yoga class when the hideous deity appears from the mist and plunges a sword into his chest. The case is a first in the "annals of crime" according to Vish Puri, head of Delhi's Most Private Investigators. To get at the truth, Puri and his team of unstoppable undercover operatives must travel from Delhi's Shadipur slum, home of India's ancestral magicians, to the holy city of Haridwar on the Ganges — entering a world in which illusion and the supernatural are virtually indistinguishable.
Author: Pushkar Sohoni Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 1000789373 Category : Architecture Languages : en Pages : 102
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Taming the Oriental Bazaar examines the public market-hall as a key architectural feature of colonial South Asia. Representing a transition in the architectural programme, these buildings were meant to be monuments and markers of modernity in South Asia. The book: Explores how market-halls became an essential feature of colonial settlements from the mid-nineteenth through the mid-twentieth centuries Discusses public health policies and legislations central to the concerns of market-hall sanitation Reviews the elements of modernity, including institutions and systems established in the nineteenth century as India went from Company to Crown Studies the specific circumstances and histories of market halls in the towns and cities of Bengaluru, Vadodara, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Karachi, Lahore, Chennai, Pune, and others A key text in the study of colonial architecture, this book will be of interest to students, researchers as well as general readers of architecture, colonialism, history of architecture, history of medicine, public health, urbanism, and South Asian studies.
Author: Valerie Britton-Wilson Publisher: Valerie Britton Wilson ISBN: 0645070580 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 354
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‘Engaging and beautifully written. At the heart of this wide-ranging and thoughtful book is the author's search for her mother whose Anglo-Indian identity is a source of pride and puzzlement.’ - Brenda Niall, biographer A touch of history, a touch of travel, a touch of romance … A Touch of India. In A Touch of India, author Valerie Britton-Wilson discovers the challenges and charms of modern India whilst uncovering the life of her mother Pearl, a young Anglo-Indian woman growing up in end-of-Empire Bombay. When World War II brought British forces to India, Pearl unexpectedly fell in love with a brilliant pianist on leave from fighting the Japanese in the jungles of Burma. Pearl’s descriptions of her life, the discovery of hidden love letters - and an unlikely twist- are interwoven with the author’s own experiences over two decades of working in this sometimes bewildering but always absorbing country, India. A Touch of India includes a search for an elusive Indian Ancestor, a tragic dowry murder, and explores the complexities and nuances of having mixed blood. An exceptional chapter explores why many Western women are so enchanted by India. A touch of history, a touch of travel, a touch of textiles. A lot of insights. And a touching personal story. 'Funny and poignant, part memoir, part meditation, A Touch of India charts one woman's tentative mid-life exploration of her mixed-race background. Her mother, a young artist and journalist from Bombay, married a British army officer during the War and later found herself in the conservative world of 1950s Melbourne.Further back, there is a shadowy grandmother, an Indian orphan who married into the then British Raj. Above all there is India: alluring, electrifying and unfathomable. Valerie Britton-Wilson has a sharp and nuanced eye for it all. Starting a business between India and Australia, disassembling the past and assembling the present, she finds herself more touched by India than she had ever imagined.' — Helen Elliott, literary critic 'Britton-Wilson's perceptions of contemporary India, paired with those of her Anglo-Indian mother before and during the Second World War, will be an education for newcomers to India and for old hands. both women show an understanding of the social complexities of India and of its cruelty and kindness. Their comments on the place of Anglo-Indians - both in British India and now - are fascinating. A chapter on the attraction of India to Western women broke new ground for me, as it will for others.’ - John McCarthy AO, former Australian High Commissioner to India ‘Overall, A Touch of India is engaging and beautifully written, compelling me to keep reading until the end. The human stories and perspectives make this book special and a must-add to the bookshelf for all lovers of India – modern and historic.’ - Rashida Tayabali, writer for the Indian Link
Author: Tarquin Hall Publisher: National Geographic Books ISBN: 0771038305 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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"These books are little gems. They are beautifully written, amusing, and intensely readable." -- Alexander McCall Smith, author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Long-held secrets, deadly lies, a sports scandal, and a poisoned helping of butter chicken -- all in a day's work for the head of India's Most Private Investigators, in this latest book in the delightful Vish Puri detective series. When the father of a Pakistani star cricket player falls dead during a glamorous India Premier League dinner, clearly it isn't just a case of Delhi Belly. But which of the VIPs at the victim's table is responsible for poisoning the man's butter chicken? And was the victim killed for his involvement with a gambling syndicate that controls cricket's illegal billion-dollar betting industry? The answers seem to lie across the border in Pakistan -- the one country Puri swore he would never set foot in. Or do they? For Puri's beloved Mummy-ji, who has a unique insight into the killing, believes there is much more to this murder than meets the eye. Puri and Mummy-ji's search for the truth will lead them to uncover decades-old secrets and tragedies thought best forgotten in their most compelling case yet.
Author: Tarquin Hall
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