Bangalore Detectives Club - Book 1
The Bangalore Detectives Club
“An effervescent new mystery…is a treat for historical mystery lovers.”
New York Times Book Review
Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
An Amazon Editor’s Top Pick
A BookRiot Pick of the Month's Best Mystery, Thriller, & Suspense Novels
An Oprah Daily Pick of Diverse Crime Books by Women Authors
A Big Thrill of the Month's Best Audiobooks
An AudioFile Best Audiobook of the Year
An Audie Award Finalist for Best Narration in Mysteries
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year
A Goodreads Pick of Mysteries & Thrillers for Mood & Setting
The first in a charming, joyful cozy crime series set in 1920s Bangalore, featuring sari-wearing detective Kaveri and her husband, Ramu. Perfect for fans of Alexander McCall Smith's The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency.
When clever, headstrong Kaveri moves to Bangalore to marry handsome young doctor Ramu, she's resigned herself to a quiet life.
But that all changes the night of the party at the Century Club, where she escapes to the garden for some peace and quiet-and instead spots an uninvited guest in the shadows. Half an hour later, the party turns into a murder scene.
When a vulnerable woman is connected to the crime, Kaveri becomes determined to save her and launches a private investigation to find the killer, tracing his steps from an illustrious brothel to an Englishman's mansion. She soon finds that sleuthing in a sari isn't as hard as it seems when you have a talent for mathematics, a head for logic, and a doctor for a husband …
And she's going to need them all as the case leads her deeper into a hotbed of danger, sedition, and intrigue in Bangalore's darkest alleyways.
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