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The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken
Tarquin Hall
Vish Puri
Simon & Schuster
June 2013
On Sale: June 4, 2013
352 pages
ISBN: 1451613172
EAN: 9781451613179
Kindle: B0061Q6BE6
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Mystery
In his most daring assignment yet, Vish Puri, India’s
Most Private Investigator, infiltrates the dangerous world
of illegal gambling to solve the murder of a high-profile
Pakistani on Indian soil.
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.
In his most daring assignment yet, Vish Puri,
India’s Most Private Investigator, infiltrates the dangerous
world of illegal gambling to solve the murder of a
high-profile Pakistani on Indian soil.
Includes
three mouthwatering recipes from the Vish Puri family kitchen.
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