Sam Dastor
Meet Vish Puri, India's most private investigator. Portly, persistent, and unmistakably Punjabi, he cuts a determined swathe through modern India's swindlers, cheats, and murderers. In hot and dusty Delhi, where call centers and malls are changing the ancient fabric of Indian life, Puri's main work comes from screening prospective marriage partners, a job once the preserve of aunties and family priests. But when an honest public litigator is accused
...From the Booker Prize–winning author of The White Tiger, a stunning novel of greed and murder in contemporary Mumbai.
At the heart of Adiga's gripping second novel ("his plots don’t unwind, they surge" —USA Today) are two equally compelling men, poised for a showdown.
Real estate developer Dharmen Shah rose from nothing to create an empire and hopes to seal his legacy with a luxury building
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In his proud new position in the prestigious Bombay Police Crime Branch, Inspector Ganesh Ghote is thrilled with the prospect of only the most high-profile murders to investigate. Unfortunately, the Assistant Commissioner keeps Ghote busy with interminable paperwork. Luckily, he finds his first case planted in his waste bin.
In his proud new position in the prestigious Bombay Police Crime Branch, Inspector Ganesh Ghote sees his career finally
...In the house of Lala Varde, a vast man of even greater influence, an attack has taken place. Varde's secretary, Mr. Perfect, has been struck on his invaluable business head. And try as Inspector Ghote might to remain conscientious and methodical, his investigation is beset on all sides by cunning, disdain, and corruption. And then there's the impossible theft of a single rupee to be dealt with...
In the house of Lala Varde, a vast man of even
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