Bad Day at the Vulture Club, Vaseem Khan
Bad Day at the Vulture Club, Vaseem Khan
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Bad Day at the Vulture Club
Baby Ganesh Agency Book 5

Author: Vaseem Khan

Narrator: Madhav Sharma

Unabridged: 12 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/08/2019

Synopsis

In the gripping new Baby Ganesh Agency novel, Inspector Chopra and his elephant sidekick investigate the death of one of Mumbai's wealthiest citizens, a murder with ramifications for its poorest.

The Parsees are among the oldest, most secretive and most influential communities in the city: respected, envied and sometimes feared.

When prominent industrialist Cyrus Zorabian is murdered on holy ground, his body dumped inside a Tower of Silence - where the Parsee dead are consumed by vultures - the police dismiss it as a random killing. But his daughter is unconvinced.

Chopra, uneasy at entering this world of power and privilege, is soon plagued by doubts about the case.

But murder is murder. And in Mumbai, wealth and corruption go in hand in hand, inextricably linking the lives of both high and low...

(P) 2019 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd

About Vaseem Khan

Vaseem Khan is the author of several award-winning crime series including the Baby Ganesh Agency adventures, set in modern Mumbai, and the Malabar House historical crime novels, set in 1950s Bombay.His first book, The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra, was selected by the Sunday Times as one of the 40 best crime novels published in 2015-2020, and has been translated into 17 languages. Midnight at Malabar House, the first in the Malabar House series, won the Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger.Vaseem has won numerous awards for his work, including, most recently, the Fingerprint Award for Historical Crime Novel of the Year for City of Destruction, the fifth in the Malabar House series. Vaseem is also the author of The Girl in Cell A, a psychological thriller set in small town America, and Quantum of Menace, the first in a series featuring Q from the world of James Bond.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ken on June 04, 2021

I'm a massive fan of the Inspector Chopra and Ganesh (the Baby elephant he inherited) series and enjoy each one with relish. It's the insight into Indian culture that really appeals to me, whilst the perfectly balanced cosy mystery alongside a darker tone makes these fun addictive reads. As I hold thi......more

Goodreads review by Abir on April 07, 2019

Best of the series so far. Disclaimer - Vaseem is a friend of mine, but the opinion is honest.......more

Goodreads review by Raven on April 20, 2020

In uncertain times, such as these, I think that the benefits of reading are immeasurable to aid an escape and distraction from global events. Looking for more of a comfort read, I turned to Vaseem Khan’s excellent Baby Ganesh Agency Investigation series of which I have read a few now, and this is th......more

Goodreads review by G.J. on January 08, 2020

This was a pleasant enough story, but to me nothing like as good as the first and second in the series. A pity really, but this story just seemed a bit boring in places, Poppy & Ganesha didn’t feature in it as much as I would have liked.......more

Quotes

5 stars. Best of the series so far.

Another brilliant chapter in this highly engaging series Crime Squad

Praise for the Baby Ganesh series .

A most beguiling series Financial Times

I can't imagine anybody not enjoying this book... the same winning blend of thrills, charm and local colour as Alexander McCall Smith's The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Reader's Digest

Delightful Good Housekeeping

There have been many insipid imitators of the Alexander McCall Smith formula, grafting a cosy mystery into a depiction of a foreign culture dripping with local colour, but Khan has the quirkiness and hint of grit to make his portrayal of modern Mumbai memorable Sunday Express

Keeps things heart-warming while tackling corruption at the highest levels and violent crime at the lowest. Endearing and gripping, it sets up Inspector Chopra - and the elephant - for a long series. The Sunday Times

A sparkling debut with a zippy plot and an endearing set of characters The Lady

Enchanting Woman & Home

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