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NEWS! Delighted that THE DYING DAY, the second book in the Malabar House series, is now out. Bombay 1950. A 600-year old copy of Dante’s The Divine Comedy goes missing from the Asiatic Society leaving behind a trail of riddles… and bodies. Order here.
‘The Da Vinci Code meets post-Independence India. I’d be surprised if I read a better book this year.’ ~ M. W. Craven, winner of the Crime Writers Association Gold Dagger.
‘This is a crime novel for everyone; for those who love traditional mysteries there are clues, codes and ciphers, but it also had a harder edge and a post-war darkness. Brilliant.‘ ~ Ann Cleeves, creator of the Vera and Shetland series
Here’s a short video of me introducing The Dying Day…
NEWS! Delighted to announce that Midnight at Malabar House has WON the Crime Writers Association Sapere Books Historical Dagger, the most prestigious historical crime fiction prize in the world. A turbulent 1950s Bombay, a murdered British diplomat, and Persis Wadia, India’s first female police detective thrown into the thick of it. “This is historical crime fiction at its best” says the Mail on Sunday. The book is now available in paperback from bookstores big and small including Waterstones and online: You can buy the Kindle version here.
NEWS! Free digital book. I am currently releasing a series of 50 articles about India via my blog on this site. Together they explore the history and culture of India from her most ancient civilisations to the nation’s ambitious space programme. All 50 articles will be collected into a digital book and published in due course. To receive a FREE copy of the book, simply register for my newsletter here.
NEWS! Have you ever thought of writing crime fiction? Check out the new 6-part ONLINE course that I have just recorded for the Curtis Brown Creative Writing School.
Have you read all of the Baby Ganesh Agency crime novels set in modern India?
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