The Case of the Elusive Bombay Duck

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Portly, perceptive and spectacularly moustachioed, Indias finest private detective, Vish Puri, tackles his most difficult case to date in the long-awaited return of Tarquin Halls delightful humorous whodunit series set in New Delhi. Vish Puri is the Indian Poirot Financial Times A wonderfully engaging PI The Times Vish Puri [is] a Punjabi Sherlock Holmes The Guardian When Vish Puri, Indias Most Private Detective, learns hes won the long-coveted International Detective of the Year award, its supposed to be a secret. But within hours, it seems all of Delhi knows and his indomitable Mummy-ji announces shell be coming with him to the ceremony in London, never mind that shes not been invited. To add to his woes, a senior government bureaucrat gives him an undercover mission he cant refuse. Puri is tasked with tracking down Indias most-wanted fugitive: a billionaire pharmaceutical fraudstercodenamed Bombay Duck, whos rumoured to be hiding in the British capital. Puris only spending a week in London . . . and hes already promised his wife he wont work during their once-in-a-lifetime trip. In desperation, he enlists the help of his reluctant nephew Jags and dives headfirst into the case. But can Puri hook the Bombay Duck and bring him to justice all the while keeping his investigations secret from his wife and meddling mother? Packed with the sights, sounds and flavours of both New Delhi and London, author Tarquin Hall who divides his time between India and the UK delivers an irresistible read for fans of Alexander McCall Smith, Harini Nagendra and Jesse Sutanto.