Bad Day at the Vulture Club: Baby Ganesh Agency Book 5 (Baby Ganesh series) - Hardcover

Khan, Vaseem

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1473685362 ISBN 13: 9781473685369

Publisher: Mulholland Books, 2019

Synopsis

In the gripping new Baby Ganesh Agency novel, Inspector Chopra and his elephant sidekick investigate the death of one of Mumbai's wealthiest citizens, a murder with ramifications for its poorest.

The Parsees are among the oldest, most secretive and most influential communities in the city: respected, envied and sometimes feared.

When prominent industrialist Cyrus Zorabian is murdered on holy ground, his body dumped inside a Tower of Silence - where the Parsee dead are consumed by vultures - the police dismiss it as a random killing. But his daughter is unconvinced.

Chopra, uneasy at entering this world of power and privilege, is soon plagued by doubts about the case.

But murder is murder. And in Mumbai, wealth and corruption go in hand in hand, inextricably linking the lives of both high and low...

About this title

Review:

5 stars. Best of the series so far. (Abir Mukherjee)

A most beguiling series (Financial Times)

Praise for the Baby Ganesh series (.)

A most beguiling series (Financial Times)

I can't imagine anybody not enjoying this book... the same winning blend of thrills, charm and local colour as Alexander McCall Smith's The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. (Reader's Digest)

Delightful (Good Housekeeping)

There have been many insipid imitators of the Alexander McCall Smith formula, grafting a cosy mystery into a depiction of a foreign culture dripping with local colour, but Khan has the quirkiness and hint of grit to make his portrayal of modern Mumbai memorable (Sunday Express)

Keeps things heart-warming while tackling corruption at the highest levels and violent crime at the lowest. Endearing and gripping, it sets up Inspector Chopra - and the elephant - for a long series. (The Sunday Times)

A sparkling debut with a zippy plot and an endearing set of characters (The Lady)

Enchanting (Woman & Home)

Book Description:

In the gripping new Baby Ganesh Agency novel, Inspector Chopra and his elephant sidekick investigate the death of one of Mumbai's wealthiest citizens, a murder with ramifications for its poorest.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mulholland Books
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1473685362
• ISBN 13: 9781473685369
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384