The Bangalore Detectives Club
Book description
'The first in an effervescent new mystery series. . . a treat for historical mystery lovers looking for a new series to savour (or devour)' NEW YORK TIMES
'A gorgeous debut mystery with a charming and fearless sleuth . . . spellbinding' SUJATA MASSEY
'Told with real warmth and wit.…
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1 author picked The Bangalore Detectives Club as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
A year or so ago, I read a lot of factual books about India, so I was delighted to find this Golden Age cozy mystery set in a land I was falling in love with through books. This book took me back to a pre-partition India still under British rule, with a realistic glimpse of life under colonialism alongside a hefty–hopefully less realistic–dose of murder and mystery.
I adored how Harini Nagendra created a strong, independent female character who still feels genuine and believable in the time and place in which the book is set–a time when most women were…
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