Bookfanatic reviewed on 11/3/2015

I hardly ever read mysteries, but this caught my eye. I didn't realize it was preceded by several other books about this same Indian private detective. Nonetheless, you can follow the story without knowing much about the previous stories. It helps to understand India because this book is thoroughly invested in the culture, slang and customs of India. Lucky for me, I have great familiarity with that part of the world having lived there for seven years. The author who is from England has a glossary in the back in case you're not familiar with the Indian terms.

I was captured by the really intricate plot. Perhaps the plot is too intricate. Keeping track of the huge cast of characters and their spouses was a good exercise for my working memory. There's such humor in the book. I picked this up at a used book store because the humor was unusual in a mystery. Enjoyed the book so much now I'm planning to read other books about Vish Puri, the Most Private Detective

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