The Case of the Elusive Bombay Duck Quotes

“As Puri savoured the perfect blend of cardamon, clove and cinnamon in his chai, as well as the familiar sounds of home – the cawing of crows, the buzz of scooters on the road, devotional songs coming from a distant Gurdwara – he was in no doubt where he belonged and was grateful for it.”
― Tarquin Hall, The Case of the Elusive Bombay Duck

“Puri spotted some Indian tourists, too, including one family who he summed up as ‘second-tier metro, new money’, meaning they were small-town India nouveau riche.”
― Tarquin Hall, The Case of the Elusive Bombay Duck

“By the time Puri went to bed, he felt positively homesick. Lying under the weight of thick blankets, he found the pin-drop silence eerie and unnerving. In the absence of the distant hum of traffic and honking from the highway, the barking of street dogs, the tap of the guards’ lathis on the road as they made their rounds through the colony, the strains of Lag Jaa Gale coming from the chowkidar’s radio, he found it impossible to sleep.”
― Tarquin Hall, The Case of the Elusive Bombay Duck

“All the more reason why we need you – not some gora police officer who doesn’t know his dosa from his dhokla.”
― Tarquin Hall, The Case of the Elusive Bombay Duck

“Bad news and dark secrets can be kept under wraps effectively in an Indian household, but never good news.”
― Tarquin Hall, The Case of the Elusive Bombay Duck