The Case of the Love Commandos
Vish Puri, Most Private Investigator
by Tarquin Hall
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Pub Date Oct 29 2013 | Archive Date Nov 05 2013
Random House of Canada Limited | McClelland & Stewart
Description
The Love Commandos are dedicated to helping lovers from different castes marry for love in spite of India's millennia-old caste prejudices. But when a would-be Romeo from the Untouchable caste is kidnapped, the Love Commandos turn to Vish Puri for help. Has his fiancée's father made good on his promise and done away with him? Or is his disappearance the result of other forces at work? It falls to Vish Puri to find out. Unfortunately, he's not having a good month. He can't locate a haul of stolen jewelry. He's been pickpocketed. And the only person who can get his wallet back is his interfering Mummy-ji.Things only get worse when he discovers that his archrival, Hari Kumar, is also trying to locate the abducted boy -- as is a genetics research institute exploiting illiterate villagers.
As the story moves from the pilgrimage site of Vaishno Devi to the "Moonlight Garden" in the shadows of the Taj Mahal, the world's greatest monument to love, we see India's past and future collide in ways that will change Puri and his undercover operatives forever.
Advance Praise
Praise for the Vish Puri Mysteries
"These books are little gems. They are beautifully written, amusing, and intensely readable." — Alexander McCall Smith, author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
"Outstanding. . . . Well-drawn colorful characters bolster a whodunit sure to appeal to those who enjoy a dash of humor with their crime." — Publishers Weekly
"A thoroughly engaging series . . . Hall has a gift for conveying the rich stew of competing cultures in contemporary India with a wonderful economy of image. . . . Hall presents a complex hero in a complex country with a great deal of history, humor, and panache." — Booklist
Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9780771038396 |
PRICE | CA$22.95 (CAD) |