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A client claiming she was murdered in a past life is a novel dilemma even for Vish Puri, India's Most Private Investigator.
When a young woman comes forward saying she's the reincarnation of Riya Kaur, a wife and mother who vanished during the bloody 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Puri is dismissive. He's busy enough dealing with an irate matrimonial client whose daughter is complaining about her groom's thunderous snoring. Puri's indomitable Mummy-ji however is adamant the client is genuine. How else could she so accurately describe under hypnosis Riya Kaur's life and final hours?
Driven by a sense of duty - the original case was his late father's - Puri manages to acquire the police file only to find that someone powerful has orchestrated a cover-up. Forced into an alliance with his mother that tests his beliefs and high blood pressure as never before, it's only by delving into the past the help of his reincarnated client that Puri can hope to unlock the truth.
A client claiming she was murdered in a past life is a novel dilemma even for Vish Puri, India's Most Private Investigator.
When a young woman comes forward saying she's the reincarnation of Riya Kaur, a wife and mother who vanished during the bloody 1984 anti-Sikh riots, Puri is dismissive. He's busy enough dealing with an irate matrimonial client whose daughter is complaining about her groom's thunderous snoring. Puri's indomitable Mummy-ji however is adamant the client is genuine. How else could she so accurately describe under hypnosis Riya Kaur's life and final hours?
Driven by a sense of duty - the original case was his late father's - Puri manages to acquire the police file only to find that someone powerful has orchestrated a cover-up. Forced into an alliance with his mother that tests his beliefs and high blood pressure as never before, it's only by delving into the past the help of his reincarnated client that Puri can hope to unlock the truth.
In the sixth charming, quirkily humorous Vish Puri mystery, India's Most Private Investigator faces an unusual dilemma when his latest client asks him to investigate a murder - her own!
Tarquin Hall is a British author and journalist who has previously lived in the USA, Pakistan, India, Kenya and Turkey. He now divides his time between the UK and India, and is married to BBC reporter and presenter Anu Anand. He is the author of four previous Vish Puri mysteries.
Hilarious . Hall's plot is filled with engaging twists. Vish is a
wonderfully realized character . You can dive in anywhere in this
series and be rewarded with a rich experience
*Booklist Starred Review*
Lively, amusing . Hall creates delightful characters and provides
illuminating glimpses of contemporary Indian life. Readers will
hope they won't have to wait another seven years for Puri's next
outing
*Publishers Weekly*
Hall deftly handles amusing characters and serious social
issues
*Kirkus Reviews*
These books are little gems. They are beautifully written, amusing,
and intensely readable
*Alexander McCall Smith*
Humor is mixed with skilful plotting and realistic descriptions of
contemporary India's overflowing street life
*Booklist Starred Review of The Case of the Love
Commandos*
Thought-provoking and charming
*Publishers Weekly on The Case of the Love
Commandos*
Hall presents a complex hero in a complex country with a great deal
of history, humor and panache
*Booklist Starred Review of The Case of the Deadly Butter
Chicken*
A strong setting, a likable cast of characters, and a well-plotted
story that will appeal to all mystery lovers, particularly fans of
Michael Stanley, Alexander McCall Smith and Colin Cotterill
*Library Journal on The Case of the Deadly Butter
Chicken*
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