Sara aka Saraswati is a minor goddess in the Hindu pantheon while also being a copper in the Sheffield police dept. She gets drawn into a murder investigation that is rather supernatural. She along with fellow investgator Micheal(who she is not attracted to) get further entrenced into the mystery while Sara is also dealing with Norse gods, Greek gods and her mother who is also a goddess. Ugh!! Mothers.

This was such a fun, delightful, smartly written, well paced book that keeps you wholly engrossed. Sara's spat with her amma(mom) is very enjoyable as well. She keeps trying to feed Sara into forgiving her. There is a lot of geeking out on British history and Indian food. The resolution of the murder was well done as well.

Give it a look in, guv if you haven't. (I hope I did that right)

A fun urban fantasy detective story filled with rich mythological details, this novel asks the question what if a goddess walked among mortals to solve crimes but also had to deal with paperwork, sexism in the workplace, and a slight godly identity crisis.
Sara, secretly an aspect of a Hindu deity, works in the Sheffield police force while dealing with a meddling trickster mother and an overly attractive police partner to solve a mysterious set of murders likely caused by a deity from another pantheon. She’s forced to confront other deities and her own past in order to serve justice. and find her own truth.
I liked the world building and the relationships between characters here. For having such a fantastical set up, the story was very comprehensive and everything felt fairly logical and down to earth. The magic set up and action scenes were vivid and cinematic. Issues of race and LGBT+ acceptance were lightly but respectfully touched upon. There were also some great scenes with food that really aided character development.
Initially, I was expecting more something like Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London series (which I love) but was pleasantly surprised it was more like Kevin Hearne’s Iron Druid series meets Kierstan White’s The Chaos of Stars.
A very pleasant read and the ending felt complete and without the need for a sequel, though if other books follow, I’ll definitely check them out.