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Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2011, 2010
Physical Desc
309 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A prominent Indian scientist dies in a fit of giggles when a Hindu goddess appears from a mist and plunges a sword into his chest. The main suspect is a powerful guru named Maharaj Swami, who seems to have done away with his most vocal critic. Vish Puri, India's Most Private Investigator, master of disguise and lover of all things fried and spicy, doesn't believe the murder is a supernatural occurrence, and proving who really killed Dr. Suresh Jha...
Author
Series
Vish Puri mysteries volume 4
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
310 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"When Ram and Tulsi fall in love, the young woman's parents are dead set against the union. She's from a high-caste family; he's an Untouchable, from the lowest stratum of Indian society. Young Tulsi's father locks her up and promises to hunt down the 'loverboy dog.' Fortunately, India's Love Commandos, a real-life group of volunteers dedicated to helping mixed-caste couples, come to the rescue. Just after they liberate Tulsi, Ram is mysteriously...
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
310 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
A prominent lawyer who asks Puri to find a missing servant is arrested for the young woman's murder when her body is found, requiring complex work by Puri's staff. Meanwhile, he must check out the squeaky-clean fianc©♭ of the granddaughter of a revered war hero. And Puri's visiting Mummy-ji undertakes her own search when her son is shot at.
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
341 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
When the elderly father of a top Pakistani cricketer playing in the multi-million-dollar Indian Premier League dies during a post-match dinner, it’s not a simple case of Delhi Belly. His butter chicken has been poisoned. To solve the case, Puri must penetrate the region’s organized crime, following a trail that leads deep into Pakistan—the country in which many members of the P.I.’s family were massacred during the 1947 partition of India....
Author
Series
Publisher
Severn House Publishers
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
233 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"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?...
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