L'inspecteur ghote en californie

Inspector Ghote #13

by keating-hrf

in8. Broché.

Genres: Crime, Fiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

Reviews

[Viva]

Spoilers ahead. I've been on an Indian detective kick (Vish Puri and Chopra), and I've finished those. GR recommended this so I tried it. I first just tried sampling another one online but didn't get a good feel for it so I borrowed this one as the premise seemed interesting.

As per the blurb, Ghote is tasked to find a rich man's daughter who came to California to study. She apparently got induced into joining an Ashram, withdrew all her money and stopped corresponding with her father.

I was surprised to find that this book was published in 1981. Based on the writing style and the content of the text I would have thought this was set in the 1960's. The writing style is a bit humorous but slow and plodding. After reading the much smoother Chopra and Vish Puri books this type of writing just couldn't hold my interest and I dnf'd it.

[Eva B.]

3 1/2
Inspector Ghote in Southern California: what fun

[Петр]

Inspector Ghote outside of his usual environment but equally entertaining.

[Terence Blowfield]

A very easy book to read. Storyline was alright, but it was not a page turner.

[Mary Sue]

I love a fish out of water story. Inspector Ghote from Bombay certainly is one in Los Angeles. This is a light read, easy to put down and forget to continue. Ghote is a fun character to follow. I would like to read one of the series set in Bombay.

[Ruth]

And he never visited India!

[Joe]

can he write?
yes he can..