{"product_id":"book-jvf3","title":"The Uma Rao Mysteries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree original murder mysteries featuring Bangalore detective Uma Rao\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eActor, writer and director Mahesh Dattani is the first playwright in English to be awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award by India’s National Academy of Letters. Included here are all three of his plays featuring Uma Rao – PhD student, daughter-in-law of Bangalore's deputy commissioner of police, and wife of the superintendent. \u003cb\u003ePriyanga Burford\u003c\/b\u003e (neé \u003cb\u003eElan\u003c\/b\u003e), stars as the intrepid sleuth, with full casts including \u003cb\u003eShiv Grewal, Saeed Jaffrey, Ajay Chhabra, Amerjit Deu \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eNitin Chandra Ganatra\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeven Circles Around the Fire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e – For her university thesis, Uma is conducting research into the Hijra community (third gender people who are invited to sing, dance and give blessings at weddings and births, but marginalized from mainstream society). But her inquiries uncover a case of corruption, murder and a terrible miscarriage of justice...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Swami and Winston\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e – When an English aristocrat is found murdered outside a Hindu temple, the only clues are a mischievous dog and a Burberry raincoat. Why was Lady Montefiore visiting an ashram, and who could have wanted to kill her? As Uma delves into her death, she comes into contact with religious fanaticism at its most dangerous...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUma and the Fairy Queen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e – Attending a performance of \u003ci\u003eA Midsummer Night’s Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, Uma is embroiled in another murder investigation when the actor playing Oberon, Michael Forsyth, is kidnapped, reappears just in time to go on, and is then found shot dead after the show. Suspicion falls on his wife, but Uma is convinced that the solution to the mystery lies in the play itself...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeven Circles around the Fire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUma Rao – \u003cb\u003ePriyanga Elan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuresh Rao – \u003cb\u003eRehan Sheikh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConstable Muniswami – \u003cb\u003eShiv Grewal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJumpa – \u003cb\u003eSaeed Jaffrey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnarkili – \u003cb\u003eRikki Beadle-Blair\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSaleem – \u003cb\u003eAmerjit Deu\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr Shirma – \u003cb\u003eNitin Chandra Ganatra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuba Shirma – \u003cb\u003eAjay Chhabra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduced and directed by Jeremy Mortimer\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 9 January 1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Swami and Winston\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUma Rao – \u003cb\u003ePriyanga Elan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConstable – \u003cb\u003eShiv Grewal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharles – \u003cb\u003eAndrew Wincott\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuresh – \u003cb\u003eAjay Chhabra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSwami – \u003cb\u003eSaeed Jaffrey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSitaram – \u003cb\u003ePaul Bhattarcharjee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLady Montefiore – \u003cb\u003eRichenda Carey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDriver – \u003cb\u003eAmerjit Deu\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFarmer – \u003cb\u003eNitin Chandra Ghanatra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduced and directed by Jeremy Mortimer\u003cbr\u003eMusic by Eero Hameenniemi\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 3 June 2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUma and the Fairy Queen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUma Rao – \u003cb\u003ePriyanga Elan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuresh – \u003cb\u003eAjay Chhabra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNila – \u003cb\u003eSouad Faress\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeroz – \u003cb\u003eAkbar Kurtha\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMalik – \u003cb\u003eKaleem Janjua\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiam – \u003cb\u003eGerard McDermott\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael – \u003cb\u003eStephen Critchlow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduced and directed by Marc Beeby\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 16 August 2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49462691987760,"sku":"BDjvf3","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/653587-jvf3-Square.jpg?v=1737036035","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-jvf3","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}