The Case of the Elusive Bombay Duck (eBook)

Tarquin Hall (Autor)

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2025
259 Seiten
Severn House (Verlag)
978-1-4483-0820-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Portly, perceptive and spectacularly moustachioed, India's finest private detective, Vish Puri, tackles his most difficult case to date in the long-awaited return of Tarquin Hall's delightful humorous whodunit series set in New Delhi."e;Vish Puri is the Indian Poirot"e; Financial Times"e;A wonderfully engaging PI"e; The Times"e;Vish Puri [is] a Punjabi Sherlock Holmes"e; The GuardianWhen Vish Puri, India's Most Private Detective, learns he's won the long-coveted International Detective of the Year award, it's supposed to be a secret. But within hours, it seems all of Delhi knows - and his indomitable Mummy-ji announces she'll be coming with him to the ceremony in London, never mind that she's not been invited. To add to his woes, a senior government bureaucrat gives him an undercover mission he can't refuse. Puri is tasked with tracking down India's most-wanted fugitive: a billionaire pharmaceutical fraudster codenamed Bombay Duck, who's rumoured to be hiding in the British capital.Puri's only spending a week in London . . . and he's already promised his wife he won't work during their once-in-a-lifetime trip.In desperation, he enlists the help of his reluctant nephew Jags and dives headfirst into the case. But can Puri hook the Bombay Duck and bring him to justice - all the while keeping his investigations secret from his wife and meddling mother?Packed with the sights, sounds and flavours of both New Delhi and London, author Tarquin Hall - who divides his time between India and the UK - delivers an irresistible read for fans of Alexander McCall Smith, Harini Nagendra and Jesse Sutanto.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.3.2025
• Reihe/Serie: A Vish Puri mystery
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Krimi / Thriller
• Schlagworte: armchair travel • Baby Ganesh • bangalore detectives club • culinary cozy • Death in Paradise • foreign setting • Funny • light-hearted mystery • London Sightseeing • No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency • older protagonist • quirky • Set abroad • set in india
• ISBN-10: 1-4483-0820-8 / 1448308208
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4483-0820-0 / 9781448308200