Vaseem Khan Death of a Lesser God Paperback Book

SHORTLISTED FOR HISTORICAL NOVEL OF THE YEAR at the FINGERPRINT AWARDS In the fourth riproaring thriller in the awardwinning Malabar House series, Persis and Archie travel to the old colonial capital of Calcutta, where they collide headon with the prejudices and bloody politics of an era engulfed in flame. Beautifully written and a fascinating insight into the turbulence of post independence India PETER MAY A sumptuous, brutal, heartstopping thriller. Vaseem Khan writes with charm and wit, and an eye for detail that transports the reader entirely. I couldnt love this series more CHRIS WHITAKER Can a white man receive justice in postcolonial India? Bombay, 1950 James Whitby, sentenced to death for the murder of prominent lawyer and former Quit India activist Fareed Mazumdar, is less than two weeks from a date with the gallows. In a lastditch attempt to save his son, Whitbys father, archcolonialist, Charles Whitby, forces a new investigation into the killing. The investigation leads Inspector Persis Wadia of the Bombay Police to the old colonial capital of Calcutta, where, with the help of Scotland Yard criminalist Archie Blackfinch, she uncovers a possible link to a second case, the brutal murder of an AfricanAmerican G.I. during the Calcutta Killings of 1946. How are the cases connected? If Whitby didnt murder Mazumdar, then who did? And why? Postpartition India is subtle, intriguing and dynamic the hero, Persis, is brave, intelligent and charming the plot is complex and... | Vaseem Khan Death of a Lesser God Paperback Book