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Tarquin Hall is a British author and journalist who has lived and worked throughout South Asia, the Middle East and Africa. He is the author of The Case of the Missing Servant, dozens of articles, and three works of non-fiction, including the highly acclaimed Salaam Brick Lane, an account of a year spent above a Bangladeshi sweat shop in London’s notorious East End. He is married to Indian-born journalist, Anu Anand. They have a young son and divide their time between London and Delhi.


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Q: What inspired you to begin a mystery series featuring a Delhi-based, Punjabi private investigator?

A: I was sitting in Delhi with one of my wife’s cousins whose parents were trying to find her a suitable partner for an arranged marriage and she started telling me about how she’d been investigated by a private detective. He had made enquiries about her at work... read more »
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Published on June 28, 2010 18:44 • 928 views • Tags: mystery-detective-india
Average rating: 3.70 · 2,268 ratings · 593 reviews · 7 distinct works
The Case of the Missing Ser...
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To The Elephant Graveyard
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"Hi again Petra. Yes we've been having lots of fun thanks. Off to the outer banks of NC today which I'm really looking forward to. I'm not sure if we'r...more "
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Earlier this year, I interviewed a senior economic adviser to the Indian government. When I challenged his view that India would soon be a “superpower” and referred to the country’s 600m poor, he shot me a venomous look: “You’ve been listening to Aru...more
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