Midnight at Malabar House
Khan, Vaseem, 1973-2020
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Bombay, New Year's Eve, 1949. As India celebrates the arrival of a momentous new decade, Inspector Persis Wadia stands vigil in the basement of Malabar House, home to the city's most unwanted unit of police officers. Six months after joining the force she remains India's first female police detective, mistrusted, sidelined and now consigned to the midnight shift. And so, when the phone rings to report the murder of prominent English diplomat Sir James Herriot, the country's most sensational case falls into her lap. As 1950 dawns and India prepares to become the world's largest republic, Persis, accompanied by Scotland Yard criminalist Archie Blackfinch, finds herself investigating a case that is becoming more political by the second. Navigating a country and society in turmoil, Persis, smart, stubborn and untested in the crucible of male hostility that surrounds her, must find a way to solve the murder - whatever the cost.
Main title:
Midnight at Malabar House / Vaseem Khan.
Author:
Khan, Vaseem, 1973-, author
Imprint:
London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2020.©2020
Collation:
325 pages : map ; 24 cm.
Series title:
Inspector Wadis ; 1
Awards:
Winner of the 2021 CWA Historical Dagger Award
ISBN:
9781473685475 (paperback)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
376306
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Library | Adult Fiction - Crime | KHAN | Available |