{"product_id":"the-bangalore-detectives-club","title":"Harini Nagendra: The Bangalore Detectives Club [2022] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003e'The first in an effervescent new mystery series. . . a treat for historical mystery lovers looking for a new series to \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003esavour\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e (or devour)' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003egorgeous debut mystery with a charming and fearless sleuth . . . spellbinding' SUJATA MASSEY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Told with real warmth and wit. . . A perfect read for fans of Alexander McCall Smith and Vaseem Khan' - ABIR MUKHERJEE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eNOTABLE BOOK OF 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMurder and mayhem . . . monsoon season is coming.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e_____________________________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSolving crimes isn't easy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdd a jealous mother-in-law and having to wear a flowing sari into the mix, and you've got a problem.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen clever, headstrong Kaveri moves to Bangalore to marry doctor Ramu, she's resigned herself to a quiet life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut that all changes the night of the party at the Century Club, where she escapes to the garden for some peace - and instead spots an uninvited guest in the shadows. Half an hour later, the party turns into a murder scene.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a vulnerable woman is connected to the crime, Kaveri becomes determined to save her and launches a private investigation to find the killer, tracing his steps from an illustrious brothel to an Englishman's mansion. She soon finds that sleuthing in a sari isn't as hard as it seems when you have a talent for maths, a head for logic and a doctor for a husband.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd she's going to need them all as the case leads her deeper into a hotbed of danger, sedition and intrigue in Bangalore's darkest alleyways . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOOK ONE IN THE BANGALORE DETECTIVES CLUB SERIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*INCLUDES A BONUS CHAPTER OF DELICIOUS INDIAN RECIPES* \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e___________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you love murder mystery series like\u003cb\u003e Alexander McCall Smith's \u003ci\u003eThe No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency\u003c\/i\u003e, Vaseem Khan's \u003ci\u003e Baby Ganesh Agency\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e Ovidia Yu's \u003ci\u003eCrown Colony\u003c\/i\u003e series\u003c\/b\u003e, you won't want to miss \u003cb\u003eTHE BANGALORE DETECTIVES CLUB\u003c\/b\u003e, Book One in a brand new series from \u003cb\u003eHarini Nagendra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Told with real warmth and wit. . . Harini Nagendra has created an intricate and fiendish mystery with a wonderful duo of amateur sleuths Kaveri and Ramu at its heart, and capturing the atmosphere and intensity of Bangalore in the roaring twenties. I can't wait for the next instalment. A perfect read for fans of Alexander McCall Smith and Vaseem Khan' - \u003cb\u003eABIR MUKHERJEE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Riveting.  [Nagendra's] use of colonial history is thoroughly fascinating, with devastating depictions of the airy condescension of the British. A fine start to a promising series'\u003ci\u003e   \u003cb\u003eBOOKLIST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Harini Nagendra takes us to a wonderfully unfamiliar world in this delightful debut mystery. . .I couldn't put it down' \u003cb\u003eVICTORIA THOMPSON, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMurder on Madison Square\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Absolutely charming . . . this one is a winner!' \u003cb\u003eCONNIE BERRY, USA Today best-selling and Agatha-nominated author of The Kate Hamilton Mysteries.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An enjoyable trip back in time with a spunky young woman for company.' \u003cb\u003eR V RAMAN, author of \u003ci\u003eFraudster\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Will to Kill \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This lush mystery will transport you to heady 1920s Bangalore, where new bride Kaveri stumbles into sleuthing-while dragging her doctor-husband into the fray. 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