Book Overview
A priceless manuscript. A missing scholar. A trail of riddles. Bombay, 1950 For over a century, one of the world's great treasures, a six-hundred-year-old copy of Dante's The Divine Comedy , has been safely housed at Bombay's Asiatic Society. But when it vanishes, together with the man charged with its care, British scholar and war hero, John Healy, the case lands on Inspector Persis Wadia's desk. Uncovering a series of complex riddles written in verse, Persis - together with English forensic scientist Archie Blackfinch - is soon on the trail. But then they discover the first body. As the death toll mounts it becomes evident that someone else is also pursuing this priceless artefact and will stop at nothing to possess it . . . Harking back to an era of darkness, this second thriller in the Malabar House series pits Persis, once again, against her peers, a changing India, and an evil of limitless intent. Gripping, immersive, and full of Vaseem Khan's trademark wit, this is historical fiction at its finest.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1529341094
ISBN13:9781529341096
Release Date:August 2022
Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
Length:352 Pages
Weight:0.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.1" x 7.8"
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Worst Book I've Read This Year.
Published by Sue Wilton , 1 year ago
This book might have been a fairly good read were it not for the fact that the progression of the plot is constantly and repetitively interrupted while Khan indulges in a rant or ten about colonialism or the British or white people, or all three combined. It is distracting and wholly unnecessary.
The denoument is long, muddy, and wandering, and let's face it: the character of Persis is unpleasant and unlikeable, making it difficult to maintain particular sympathy or even interest in her (too) many hangups.
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