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Helsinki : Gummerus, 2015
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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.
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Publisher's Weekly
The opening of Hall’s outstanding third mystery featuring PI Vish Puri (after 2010’s The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing) sets the tone nicely as Puri tinkers with the bathroom scale to prevent his wife, who refers to him as Chubby, from learning that he’s gained weight. Soon after, a
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representative of the Moustache Organization of Punjab (MOP) asks him to find the fiend who cut off half of the record-setting long whiskers of one of its members. This case fades as he looks into a more serious matter—the poisoning of a guest at a dinner following a high-stakes cricket match. A resourceful and dogged investigator, Puri follows a twisting trail that connects with corruption in the sport and illegal gambling. Well-drawn colorful characters bolster a whodunit sure to appeal to those who enjoy a dash of humor with their crime. Show Less
Kirkus Reviews
India’s Most Private Investigator faces threats from near and far as he grapples with the death of a Pakistani cricket-ace’s father.
The butter chicken served at the VVIP table of the Delhi Durbar Hotel promises to be most delicious. It also proves fatal. One bite and Faheem Khan keels over
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dead. Fortunately, one of the VVIPs is Vish Puri, invited with his wife and Mummy-ji by his nephew Rohan of the Delhi Cowboys to a post-match feast. His presence on the scene prompts Sir James Scott, working for the Indian Cricket Board, to hire him to investigate. Unfortunately, Faheem’s son Kamran, bowler for the Kolkata Colts, has gone back to Rawalpindi to mourn. So Puri, who had never met a Pakistani in person before the Khans, must travel across a most-feared border in pursuit of justice. His dread of being in Pakistan is soon replaced by the terror of learning that Mummy, who pretends to be on a mission to bury the ashes of Ritu Auntie’s late husband in the Ganges at the holy city of Haridwar, is actually investigating Khan’s death too. While Vish focuses on a point-shaving scheme as an obvious motive, Mummy zeroes in on her fellow VVIPs. But what could the elderly mother of Satish Bhatia, the Call Center King, or Mrs. Megha Dogra, wife of Ram Dogra, the Prince of Polyester, know about the murder of an elderly Pakistani? Show Less
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LibraryThing member cathyskye
First Line: Stripped down to his undergarments and tweed Sandown cap, Vish Puri stepped onto his wife's old set of bathroom weighing scales.
At his wife's insistence, Vish Puri attends a fancy dinner hosted by a new multi-million-dollar cricket league. Amusing himself by watching people come and go
Asked to investigate, Vish finds the case leading into the heart of illegal gambling...and deep into a country Vish loathes: Pakistan. During the 1947 Partition of India, several of Puri's family members were massacred in Pakistan, and he has vowed to never set foot on its soil. But in order to solve the case, he must go. What he doesn't realize is that his own mother, his beloved Mummy-ji, has many of the answers he needs.
Once again, Tarquin Hall led me straight to the heart of modern-day India-- the sights, the smells, the mindset of a fascinating country. He also taught me a great many things about the 1947 Partition of India of which I was not aware. (Who says you can't learn anything by reading mysteries?) In the book, Vish Puri is conducting two investigations: one involving illegal gambling and cricket, the other a mysterious (and often hilarious) case of someone who's going around shaving off the mustaches of men who hold records for the hairy appendages in India's own version of the Guinness Book of Records.
The levity of the mustache case was needed because many of the details of the other case were heartbreaking. Was I surprised when Mummy-ji turned out to be such a good investigator in this book? Not at all, but then I've had the pleasure of reading the previous two books in the series-- something I hope all of you experience as well. Not because you need to read them in order to make sense of this latest book, but because they are so informative-- and so much fun.
Hall does a marvelous job with the dialogue, bringing the cadence of speech into play without making it confusing. And the descriptions of the food? Mouthwatering! My husband and I now eat an Indian meal at least once a month simply due to Hall's books. For those readers who want to understand more and experience more of modern-day India, Hall includes a glossary and recipes in the back, and although I normally bypass things like this in other books, I don't when it comes to a Vish Puri book.
I can't recommend this series highly enough for readers who enjoy good mysteries, good food, wonderful characters, and a touch of light-hearted fun amidst all the seriousness. You and your armchair are in for a treat when traveling to Vish Puri's India!
At his wife's insistence, Vish Puri attends a fancy dinner hosted by a new multi-million-dollar cricket league. Amusing himself by watching people come and go
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from the banquet room, he is right on the spot when the father of one of the players eats some of the butter chicken on his plate and dies, seconds later, of poison.Asked to investigate, Vish finds the case leading into the heart of illegal gambling...and deep into a country Vish loathes: Pakistan. During the 1947 Partition of India, several of Puri's family members were massacred in Pakistan, and he has vowed to never set foot on its soil. But in order to solve the case, he must go. What he doesn't realize is that his own mother, his beloved Mummy-ji, has many of the answers he needs.
Once again, Tarquin Hall led me straight to the heart of modern-day India-- the sights, the smells, the mindset of a fascinating country. He also taught me a great many things about the 1947 Partition of India of which I was not aware. (Who says you can't learn anything by reading mysteries?) In the book, Vish Puri is conducting two investigations: one involving illegal gambling and cricket, the other a mysterious (and often hilarious) case of someone who's going around shaving off the mustaches of men who hold records for the hairy appendages in India's own version of the Guinness Book of Records.
The levity of the mustache case was needed because many of the details of the other case were heartbreaking. Was I surprised when Mummy-ji turned out to be such a good investigator in this book? Not at all, but then I've had the pleasure of reading the previous two books in the series-- something I hope all of you experience as well. Not because you need to read them in order to make sense of this latest book, but because they are so informative-- and so much fun.
Hall does a marvelous job with the dialogue, bringing the cadence of speech into play without making it confusing. And the descriptions of the food? Mouthwatering! My husband and I now eat an Indian meal at least once a month simply due to Hall's books. For those readers who want to understand more and experience more of modern-day India, Hall includes a glossary and recipes in the back, and although I normally bypass things like this in other books, I don't when it comes to a Vish Puri book.
I can't recommend this series highly enough for readers who enjoy good mysteries, good food, wonderful characters, and a touch of light-hearted fun amidst all the seriousness. You and your armchair are in for a treat when traveling to Vish Puri's India!
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LibraryThing member gbill
What a bundle of joy this book was. I bought in on a whim as it looked 'light', and it was that, featuring a mystery that turned out to be a couple of mysteries set in modern India. It was a pleasant surprise to have it go beyond that. This is really a celebration of India, including mouthwatering
The dialog seemed 'real' to me, reflecting the way the English language is sometimes used in India, a couple of examples of which are:
"I made khichri. You'll take some?"
"Some hunger is there. I'll be joning you shortly, na. Just I'll take bath. Ten minutes only is required."
And:
"Dozens more box files sat on the shelves. 'They're arranged in alphabetical order, is it?' asked the detective.
'Don't do joking, Chubby. It's all topsy and turvy. Nothing is in the right order, na.'"
In addition to the mysteries, Hall weaves in a touch of real heaviness which stemmed from the brutal history in the border regions of Pakistan and India following 1947. I found this quite powerful, maybe because it was so unexpected.
The industrial growth which pushed out flamingos, stray leopards,and king cobras out of Delhi over the last sixty years and led to sprawl has been written about and referred to elsehwere, and yet there were touches I was not aware of, including the use of old TV antennas and step-up transformers to tap off of the overhead lines to draw electricity illegally, resulting in overloads and power outages, and the poor quality and insecure phone connections in the past that had one inadvertenly eavesdropping on other people's conversations and/or hearing echoes.
The food references often made me salivate. One small example of many throughout the book was when Vish Puri, the top-notch detective and somewhat overweight foodie, commented on the irrestibleness of golgappas, which the glossary then defined as "a thin fried shell used to hold spicy tamarind water; a very popular north Indian street snack". Having recently eaten these in an Indian restaurant in London, I have to say I fully agree! Hall also includes three "mouthwatering dishes form the Vish Puri family kitchen" in the back, including "Vish Puri's Deadly Delicious Butter Chicken", "Rumi's Rampaging Rajma", and "Mummy's Most Excellent Punjabi Curry". How fun is that?
It's not going to win awards for high-falutin prose, but very enjoyable and recommended.
Quotes:
On the British:
"Puri sipped his Scotch. It wasn't as good as Indian whisky, he reflected. But then Britishers enjoyed bland things. Like toad in the hole and depressing poetry about damp valleys and all. Such a strange people: highly civilized in many ways, yet with no fire burning in their bellies. Still, there was something gratifying about helping them out when they turned up in Delhi. Despite their inherent conceit, their fundamental belief in the superiority of Western civilization, they were always out of their depth here in India - trying to operate in a world that was impenetrable to them. 'Welcome to the real world!' he often felt like saying to them.
On man's inhumanity to man, in this case in acts committed between India and Paksistan:
"How could people do such things? Slaughter their neighbors like cattle? Drive one another from their homes? P says there is only one explanation for such madness: Lord Shiva has danced the rudra tandava. No one has time to mourn. Everyone has started to put the past behind them - here and in India also. In this alone, in their common denial, are the people of our two countries now united."
On the use of Urdu by old storytellers:
"The language had been pure nectar - long phrases linked like carriages to create a train of thought fraught with multiple meanings. A phrase as simple as 'the moon rose' would be rendered as 'the sorcerer of this world changed his robes.'"
On the Punjabi younger generation, and unfairness between the sexes:
"Men like Manjit Singh struggled all their lives to improve the lot of their families, but their sons didn't prove as hardworking or resourceful. Mummy attributed this phenomena to a flaw in the Punjabi family system. Sons were too pampered, in her opinion, and this made them lazy. If they inherited properyt from which they could derive a comfortable income, they simple sat around and did nothing. But of course their wives enjoyed no such privilege."
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descriptions of the food, the good and bad side of the recent rapid modernization, the enmity towards Pakistan, the popularity of cricket, and poverty, overcrowding, and corruption. It was bursting at the seams with cultural expression and yet Hall exercised restraint, keeping his references simple and matter-of-fact. He often uses words or phrases directly in the text without interrupting the flow to explain them to Westerners, but includes an eleven page glossary in the back which was wonderful. The dialog seemed 'real' to me, reflecting the way the English language is sometimes used in India, a couple of examples of which are:
"I made khichri. You'll take some?"
"Some hunger is there. I'll be joning you shortly, na. Just I'll take bath. Ten minutes only is required."
And:
"Dozens more box files sat on the shelves. 'They're arranged in alphabetical order, is it?' asked the detective.
'Don't do joking, Chubby. It's all topsy and turvy. Nothing is in the right order, na.'"
In addition to the mysteries, Hall weaves in a touch of real heaviness which stemmed from the brutal history in the border regions of Pakistan and India following 1947. I found this quite powerful, maybe because it was so unexpected.
The industrial growth which pushed out flamingos, stray leopards,and king cobras out of Delhi over the last sixty years and led to sprawl has been written about and referred to elsehwere, and yet there were touches I was not aware of, including the use of old TV antennas and step-up transformers to tap off of the overhead lines to draw electricity illegally, resulting in overloads and power outages, and the poor quality and insecure phone connections in the past that had one inadvertenly eavesdropping on other people's conversations and/or hearing echoes.
The food references often made me salivate. One small example of many throughout the book was when Vish Puri, the top-notch detective and somewhat overweight foodie, commented on the irrestibleness of golgappas, which the glossary then defined as "a thin fried shell used to hold spicy tamarind water; a very popular north Indian street snack". Having recently eaten these in an Indian restaurant in London, I have to say I fully agree! Hall also includes three "mouthwatering dishes form the Vish Puri family kitchen" in the back, including "Vish Puri's Deadly Delicious Butter Chicken", "Rumi's Rampaging Rajma", and "Mummy's Most Excellent Punjabi Curry". How fun is that?
It's not going to win awards for high-falutin prose, but very enjoyable and recommended.
Quotes:
On the British:
"Puri sipped his Scotch. It wasn't as good as Indian whisky, he reflected. But then Britishers enjoyed bland things. Like toad in the hole and depressing poetry about damp valleys and all. Such a strange people: highly civilized in many ways, yet with no fire burning in their bellies. Still, there was something gratifying about helping them out when they turned up in Delhi. Despite their inherent conceit, their fundamental belief in the superiority of Western civilization, they were always out of their depth here in India - trying to operate in a world that was impenetrable to them. 'Welcome to the real world!' he often felt like saying to them.
On man's inhumanity to man, in this case in acts committed between India and Paksistan:
"How could people do such things? Slaughter their neighbors like cattle? Drive one another from their homes? P says there is only one explanation for such madness: Lord Shiva has danced the rudra tandava. No one has time to mourn. Everyone has started to put the past behind them - here and in India also. In this alone, in their common denial, are the people of our two countries now united."
On the use of Urdu by old storytellers:
"The language had been pure nectar - long phrases linked like carriages to create a train of thought fraught with multiple meanings. A phrase as simple as 'the moon rose' would be rendered as 'the sorcerer of this world changed his robes.'"
On the Punjabi younger generation, and unfairness between the sexes:
"Men like Manjit Singh struggled all their lives to improve the lot of their families, but their sons didn't prove as hardworking or resourceful. Mummy attributed this phenomena to a flaw in the Punjabi family system. Sons were too pampered, in her opinion, and this made them lazy. If they inherited properyt from which they could derive a comfortable income, they simple sat around and did nothing. But of course their wives enjoyed no such privilege."
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LibraryThing member Clara53
Vivid, funny, warm, authentic - a thoroughly enjoyable read. Not only did the author (himself not an Indian) get under the skin of Indian Punjabi character with uncanny precision, but he did so with grace and ease (I've been around Indians long enough to be able to appreciate the skill and was
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touched). It's no wonder there is a positive comment from no other than A. McCall Smith on the cover of the book - this mystery (with a dose of history that makes you stop and ponder) has the familiar warmth, hilarity and positive human touch. The spot-on reflection of the unique peculiarities of Indian English is a gem in itself. The "Mummy-ji" theme is precious! (Quite true, actually: in Indian society, fathers are obeyed and mothers are cherished). Not to mention even a few delicious recipes of the dishes that Vish Puri, the chubby detective, loved so much.... I will surely look for other Vish Puri mysteries.--
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LibraryThing member simchaboston
Colorful, entertaining, fast-paced and (to my surprise) even educational. Hall does a good job juggling several mysteries and manages to weave in some historical facts about the partition of India and Pakistan and its bloody aftermath; what I most enjoyed though were the humor and the insights into
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Indian society. The one major problem is that the book left me with a craving for chicken tikka masala and naan, and I'm not sure I can read any more of Hall's books if I don't have Indian food nearby! Show Less
LibraryThing member lahochstetler
The father of a famous Pakistani cricketer drops dead after eating butter chicken at a Delhi banquet. Private eye Vish Puri decides to take the case. It will be a welcome diversion from his current slate of cases, which include the theft of a record-breaking mustache. The case brings Puri across
I always enjoy these Vish Puri mysteries. Puri and his circle of family and associates are entertaining. The discussion of Indian and Pakistan was interesting, and I learned a great deal about the role of women in the partition. Puri's Mummy-ji is still trying to help him solve mysteries. In this case she proves to be instrumental to concluding the case. Hall has done an excellent job creating the Delhi atmosphere. Hall's Delhi is a vibrant, colorful, chaotic, and corrupt place. The author has captured the cadences of Delhi speech and established a delightful cast of characters. I can't wait for the next in the series.
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the Indian border into Pakistan, and into Delhi's criminal underworld. The mystery is tied deeply to India's history, to the 1948 partition with Pakistan. I always enjoy these Vish Puri mysteries. Puri and his circle of family and associates are entertaining. The discussion of Indian and Pakistan was interesting, and I learned a great deal about the role of women in the partition. Puri's Mummy-ji is still trying to help him solve mysteries. In this case she proves to be instrumental to concluding the case. Hall has done an excellent job creating the Delhi atmosphere. Hall's Delhi is a vibrant, colorful, chaotic, and corrupt place. The author has captured the cadences of Delhi speech and established a delightful cast of characters. I can't wait for the next in the series.
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LibraryThing member Saylor_Billings
This was the first Tarquin Hall's Vish Puri mystery I've read, even though there are two proceeding. So now, I have to go back and read the other two, while I wait for the (hopefully) fourth book of the series. If you liked Alexander McCall Smith (I'm thinking of The #1 Ladies Detective Agency),
Tarquin Hall effortlessly ushers you into the world of modern day Dehli and places you at the table with a rich cast of characters. There are three separate things going on here. A theft, a murder, and cricket match rigging. And within each of these Hall reveals both the wonderful and horrible parts of life in this city. As well as giving some history of Dehli and its people, which lends real atmosphere to the place and time.
I could have done without the long, long food and meal descriptions. I'm not a "foodie" but many people are and I'm sure they'd enjoy those portions. (pun intended.) However, that is my personal taste (ha ha!) and has nothing to do with how very well this book is written. And I look forward to reading more from Tarquin Hall.
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you will like this book as well. Tarquin Hall effortlessly ushers you into the world of modern day Dehli and places you at the table with a rich cast of characters. There are three separate things going on here. A theft, a murder, and cricket match rigging. And within each of these Hall reveals both the wonderful and horrible parts of life in this city. As well as giving some history of Dehli and its people, which lends real atmosphere to the place and time.
I could have done without the long, long food and meal descriptions. I'm not a "foodie" but many people are and I'm sure they'd enjoy those portions. (pun intended.) However, that is my personal taste (ha ha!) and has nothing to do with how very well this book is written. And I look forward to reading more from Tarquin Hall.
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LibraryThing member kinsey_m
Although I preferred the lighter "the Man who Died Laughing", this is also a great Vish Puri novel. What I love from this series is the blend between humour, exotic culture, agatha-christie style investigation plus the reality of today's India. In this case, taking as an excuse an investigation of
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corruption in cricket, we are shown the tension between Pakistan and India, the ordeal that the women left behind went through and how other women tried to rescue them. I already loved Mummy, (a much better investigator than Vish himself even if he'll never admit it), but this book showed her under a completely different light, a fantastic way to recognize the real efforts of real women during Partition. Show Less
LibraryThing member Lettypearl
I won this book from Goodreads First Reads giveaway. I've read the other two books of the Vish Puri most private investigator series, and was this book did not disappoint! In this book, Mr. Puri solves three murders, takes down a cricket match fixing ring, takes down a moustache thief, and learns a
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great deal about his mummy-ji in the process. There are some heart-rending serious parts in the book concerning the partition of India and Pakistan in the 1940s, but Mr. Hall manages to include a bit of that history in the telling of the rest of this very entertaining book. Thank you Mr. Hall for another enjoyable excursion! Show Less
LibraryThing member avanders
Review based on ARC.
This is the third mystery by Tarquin Hall involving the endearing Vish Puri, India's "Most Private" Investigator. I have not read the other two books but, after having read this one, am definitely interested in seeking them out!
Vish Puri a/k/a Chubby is a detective with an
The thrust of this book revolves around the murder mystery of the father of a Pakistani cricket hero while eating at a post-match dinner. In order to solve the mystery of who has poisoned the victim, Puri investigates various dark underbellies -- gambling, smuggling, and match-fixing. Puri even takes the investigation into history, and we lean about the blood and horror of the 1947 partition between India and Pakistan. In doing so, Puri is eventually led a lot closer to home then he ever hoped to be: he must work with his mother, Mummy-ji, who has herself sworn off investigation.
Throughout the food and the mystery, there is humor. The book is endearing, entertaining, and satisfying. Recommended to readers who like mysteries, who have a sense of humor, and who at least understand why Makhani is so good.....
This and other reviews can be found at AllBookReviewer.blogspot.com
This is the third mystery by Tarquin Hall involving the endearing Vish Puri, India's "Most Private" Investigator. I have not read the other two books but, after having read this one, am definitely interested in seeking them out!
Vish Puri a/k/a Chubby is a detective with an
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addiction to the flavorful and savory foods of India. I can relate. Butter Chicken, or what I have called Chicken Tikka Makhani, is one of my favorite dishes, and I can understand the obsession. However, Puri is more than just a stomach with good taste. Puri is a detective who can and will handle all manner of cases, even that as bizarre as a missing mustache. The thrust of this book revolves around the murder mystery of the father of a Pakistani cricket hero while eating at a post-match dinner. In order to solve the mystery of who has poisoned the victim, Puri investigates various dark underbellies -- gambling, smuggling, and match-fixing. Puri even takes the investigation into history, and we lean about the blood and horror of the 1947 partition between India and Pakistan. In doing so, Puri is eventually led a lot closer to home then he ever hoped to be: he must work with his mother, Mummy-ji, who has herself sworn off investigation.
Throughout the food and the mystery, there is humor. The book is endearing, entertaining, and satisfying. Recommended to readers who like mysteries, who have a sense of humor, and who at least understand why Makhani is so good.....
This and other reviews can be found at AllBookReviewer.blogspot.com
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LibraryThing member FMRox
Third in series, Vish Puri, New Dehli private investigator investigates the suspicious death of a Pakistani man at a post-cricket match party.
These stories are humorous which is why I enjoy them. However, in this episode, Hall chose to weave some Indian history related to the Pakistani-Indian
These stories are humorous which is why I enjoy them. However, in this episode, Hall chose to weave some Indian history related to the Pakistani-Indian
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border wars of the 1940s. It really brings further depth to the story. Also, the culture that surrounds Indian and international Cricket play is brought to light. The mystery plot is above average, but the higher rating this time is for the character development of ancillary characters, the well woven historical aspect and the cultural high lights. Show Less
LibraryThing member cygnet81
Hall manages to combine hilarity with a great history lesson. I love this series!
LibraryThing member Lindoula
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in a Goodreads giveaway.
This was an enjoyable read. Mummy is definitely turning out to be my favorite character in this series. Hurrah for strong female characters, especially crafty old ladies!
The author has a talent for breaking up
The only thing that really bothered me about the book was how Puri started digging into the affairs of the Indian crime underworld without any repercussions. Didn't he think of them targeting his family, for example? But I suppose in a feel-good mystery like this, focusing on the whodunnits and whys is more important than the harsh realities.
This was an enjoyable read. Mummy is definitely turning out to be my favorite character in this series. Hurrah for strong female characters, especially crafty old ladies!
The author has a talent for breaking up
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serious topics with quirky, humorous content. As far as I'm concerned, this doesn't lessen the importance of the serious topics, but helps keep the book in that "lighthearted mystery" genre. Both serious and funny topics are well handled throughout.The only thing that really bothered me about the book was how Puri started digging into the affairs of the Indian crime underworld without any repercussions. Didn't he think of them targeting his family, for example? But I suppose in a feel-good mystery like this, focusing on the whodunnits and whys is more important than the harsh realities.
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LibraryThing member akswede
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in a Goodreads giveaway.
This was an enjoyable read. Mummy is definitely turning out to be my favorite character in this series. Hurrah for strong female characters, especially crafty old ladies!
The author has a talent for breaking up
The only thing that really bothered me about the book was how Puri started digging into the affairs of the Indian crime underworld without any repercussions. Didn't he think of them targeting his family, for example? But I suppose in a feel-good mystery like this, focusing on the whodunnits and whys is more important than the harsh realities.
This was an enjoyable read. Mummy is definitely turning out to be my favorite character in this series. Hurrah for strong female characters, especially crafty old ladies!
The author has a talent for breaking up
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serious topics with quirky, humorous content. As far as I'm concerned, this doesn't lessen the importance of the serious topics, but helps keep the book in that "lighthearted mystery" genre. Both serious and funny topics are well handled throughout.The only thing that really bothered me about the book was how Puri started digging into the affairs of the Indian crime underworld without any repercussions. Didn't he think of them targeting his family, for example? But I suppose in a feel-good mystery like this, focusing on the whodunnits and whys is more important than the harsh realities.
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LibraryThing member kaitanya64
I enjoyed the earlier books in the series but this one seems especially good. When Vish Puri takes on the case of the murder of the father of Pakistan's star cricket player, painful issues of Partition in the history of the two countries and even within Vish's own family come to light. A good
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LibraryThing member Ameise1
I love the Vish Puri series. Also the third band did not disappoint. This time it was about bet fraud in the millions in cricket. Puri and his family attended a cricket game where a nephew took part. At the subsequent banquet, a rich Pakistani was poisoned. Puri's mother, behaved strangely all the
This story is about corruption, betting fraud, blood diamonds and the history of women in connection with the separation of Pakistan and India in 1947.
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time. During the investigation, Puri's way not only led to the hated Pakistan, no, he also found that his mother determined on his own and he learned while knowing her past. Of course, Puri's passion for food was not forgotten. His wife monitors his weight with an eye for hope and he tried to continue to enjoy the food with pills for weight loss, which of course rather the opposite effect.This story is about corruption, betting fraud, blood diamonds and the history of women in connection with the separation of Pakistan and India in 1947.
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LibraryThing member RobertaLea
These books get more and more interesting.
Subjects
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2012-07-10
Physical description
377 p.; 17.8 cm
ISBN
9789512099122