Member Review

“My name is James Whitby and I have been convicted of a crime I did not commit.”

Inspector Persis Wadia finds Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Amit Shulka waiting for her outside her office in Malabar House. He wants her to reopen the case of murder brought against James Whitby for the murder of Fareed Mazumdar, a lawyer who originally lived in Calcutta (now changed to Kolkata). It seems impossible because all the evidence points to James Whitby. However, Persis reopens the case and, with it a can of worms pointing to Fareed Mazumbar’s time living in Calcutta (Kolkata).

I have loved all the books in this series. I love how Vaseem Khan captured India and newly separated Pakistan in the 1950s. He includes so much history of the troubled times that the country was facing at the time. However, it’s not just the history; it’s the countryside, the way people lived and tolerated the hated English who stayed on after independence.

Vasheem Khan paints perfect word pictures of all the characters, with the main protagonist being Inspector Persis Wadia. What a woman!

Rony

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