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Vish Puri is a private detective in Delhi. He's attending a celebration after a cricket match when the father of the head cricketer from Pakistan is murdered in front of him. Vish is hired to look into the death. He believes it's connected to match fixing in cricket but his mother believes the murder is connected to back when Pakistan and India became seperate countries. Vish is also investigating the theft of a championship moustache from someones face. The book was humerous in parts and I lear
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The plot is secondary to the information about life and relationships in India and Pakistan. Getting along with other people is something that everyone should take note of.
Jun 19, 2012
Andrea
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I enjoyed the earlier books in the series but this one seems especially good. When Vish Puri takes on the case of the murder of the father of Pakistan's star cricket player, painful issues of Partition in the history of the two countries and even within Vish's own family come to light. A good mystery and a look at India past and present.
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The huge cast here makes it feel overstuffed in places, but Hall does a very nice job in bringing India alive in both its good and bad points. Puri's an interesting guy and the sort of investigator you root for.
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I adore Vish Puri. Can't wait for the next one.
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Jul 26, 2012
Rakisha
marked it as curiousity-piquers
Dec 10, 2012
Deedee
marked it as to-read
Jul 06, 2013
Kristen
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