On the day he retires, Inspector Ashwin Chopra inherits two unexpected mysteries. The first is the case of a drowned boy, whose suspicious death no one seems to want solved. And the second is a baby elephant. As his search for clues takes him across the teeming city of Mumbai, from its grand high rises to its sprawling slums and deep into its murky underworld, Chopra begins to suspect that there may be a great deal more to both his last case and his new ward than he thought. And he soon learns that when the going gets tough, a determined elephant may be exactly what an honest man needs...

Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra (A Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, 1)

Humor & Entertainment

Khan, Vaseem

Humor

Redhook

For centuries, the Koh-i-Noor diamond has set man against man and king against king. Now part of the British Crown Jewels, the priceless gem is a prize that many have killed to possess. So when the Crown Jewels go on display in Mumbai, security is everyone's principal concern. And yet, on the very day Inspector Chopra visits the exhibition, the diamond is stolen from under his nose. The heist was daring and seemingly impossible. The hunt is on for the culprits. But it soon becomes clear that only one man -- and his elephant -- can possibly crack this case... Featuring the most charming crime-solving duo ever to grace the pages of a book, the Baby Ganesh Detective Agency series is a must-read for fans of Alexander McCall Smith. For more from Vaseem Khan, check out: Baby Ganesh Agency InvestigationThe Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra

The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown (A Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Mumbai is a city that thrives on extravagant spectacles and larger-than-life characters. But as Chopra is about to discover, even in the city of dreams, there is no guarantee of a happy ending. Rising star and incorrigible playboy Vikram Verma has disappeared, leaving his latest film in jeopardy. Hired by Verma's formidable mother to find him, Inspector Chopra and his sidekick, baby elephant Ganesha, embark on a journey deep into the world's most flamboyant movie industry. As they uncover feuding stars, failed investments and death threats, it seems that many people have a motive for wanting Verma out of the picture. And yet, as Chopra has long suspected, in Bollywood the truth is often stranger than fiction...

The Strange Disappearance of a Bollywood Star (A Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, 3)

For a century the iconic Grand Raj Palace Hotel has welcomed the world's elite. From film stars to foreign dignitaries, anyone who is anyone stays at the Grand Raj. The last thing the venerable old hotel needs is a murder... When American billionaire Hollis Burbank is found dead - the day after buying India's most expensive painting - the authorities are keen to label it a suicide. But the man in charge of the investigation is not so sure. Inspector Chopra is called in - and discovers a hotel full of people with a reason to want Burbank dead. Accompanied by his sidekick, baby elephant Ganesha, Chopra navigates his way through the palatial building, a journey that leads him steadily to a killer, and into the heart of darkness . . . Baby Ganesh Agency InvestigationThe Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector ChopraThe Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the CrownThe Strange Disappearance of a Bollywood StarMurder at the Grand Raj Palace

Murder at the Grand Raj Palace (A Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, 4)

Death of a Lesser God (Malabar House)

In the fourth rip-roaring thriller in the award-winning Malabar House series, Persis and Archie travel to the old colonial capital of Calcutta, where they collide head-on with the prejudices and bloody politics of an era engulfed in flame. Can a white man receive justice in post-colonial India? Bombay, 1950 James Whitby, sentenced to death for the murder of prominent lawyer and former Quit India activist Fareed Mazumdar, is less than two weeks from a date with the gallows. In a last-ditch attempt to save his son, Whitby's father, arch-colonialist, Charles Whitby, &nbsp;forces a new investigation into the killing. The investigation leads Inspector Persis Wadia of the Bombay Police to the old colonial capital of Calcutta, where, with the help of Scotland Yard criminalist Archie Blackfinch, she uncovers a possible link to a second case, the brutal murder of an African-American G.I. during the Calcutta Killings of 1946. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; How are the cases connected? If Whitby didn't murder Mazumdar, then who did? And why? &nbsp;

Hodder&Stoughton

Hodder

From the award-winning author of MIDNIGHT AT MALABAR HOUSE and THE LOST MAN OF BOMBAY comes a brilliant new mystery featuring the inimitable Persis Wadia. Bombay, 1950. &nbsp;&nbsp; A political rally ends in tragedy when Persis kills a lone gunman as he attempts to assassinate India's divisive Home Minister, a man calling for war with neighbouring Pakistan. &nbsp;&nbsp; With the Malabar House team tasked to hunt down his co-conspirators, Persis is given a second case when the burned body of an unidentified white man is found on a Bombay beach. Meanwhile, Scotland Yard criminalist Archie Blackfinch, lies in a hospital fighting for his life, as all around him the country tears itself apart as a prelude to war... Praise for the Malabar House series: 'Great stuff' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'Vaseem Khan writes with charm and wit, and an eye for detail that transports the reader entirely. I couldn't love this series more' CHRIS WHITAKER

City of Destruction: The gripping and unputdownable new Malabar House mystery

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On the day he retires, Inspector Ashwin Chopra inherits two unexpected mysteries. The first is the case of a drowned boy, whose suspicious death no one seems to want solved. And the second is a baby elephant. As his search for clues takes him across the teeming city of Mumbai, from its grand high rises to its sprawling slums and deep into its murky underworld, Chopra begins to suspect that there may be a great deal more to both his last case and his new ward than he thought. And he soon learns that when the going gets tough, a determined elephant may be exactly what an honest man needs...

The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra: Baby Ganesh Agency Book 1

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Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra (A Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, 1)

The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown (A Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation)

The Strange Disappearance of a Bollywood Star (A Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, 3)

Murder at the Grand Raj Palace (A Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation, 4)

Death of a Lesser God (Malabar House)

Death of a Lesser God (Malabar House)

City of Destruction: The gripping and unputdownable new Malabar House mystery

The Girl In Cell A: A tense and gripping suspense novel guaranteed to surprise and thrill

The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra: Baby Ganesh Agency Book 1

Unexpected Inheritance Inspector EXPORT