The Lost Man of Bombay, Vaseem Khan
The Lost Man of Bombay, Vaseem Khan
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The Lost Man of Bombay
The Malabar House Series, Book 3

Author: Vaseem Khan

Narrator: Maya Saroya

Unabridged: 10 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/18/2022

Synopsis

The third incredible novel in the highly acclaimed Malabar House series featuring Persis Wadia, India's first female police detective. A Times Audiobook of the Week

Bombay, 1950

When the body of a white man is found frozen in the Himalayan foothills near Dehra Dun, he is christened the Ice Man by the national media. Who is he? How long has he been there? Why was he killed?

As Inspector Persis Wadia and Metropolitan Police criminalist Archie Blackfinch investigate the case in Bombay, they uncover a trail left behind by the enigmatic Ice Man - a trail leading directly into the dark heart of conspiracy.

Meanwhile, two new murders grip the city. Is there a serial killer on the loose, targeting Europeans?

Rich in atmosphere, the thrilling third chapter in the CWA Historical Dagger-winning Malabar House series pits Persis against a mystery from beyond the grave, unfolding against the backdrop of a turbulent post-colonial India, a nation struggling to redefine itself in the shadow of the Raj.

(P)2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

Praise for the Malabar House series:

'This is a crime novel for everyone; for those who love traditional mysteries there are clues, codes and ciphers, but it also had a harder edge and a post-war darkness' Ann Cleeves

'Outstanding. I've always been a fan of Vaseem Khan but this latest offering is something special and something new' Imran Mahmood

'This is historical crime fiction at its best - a compelling mix of social insight and complex plotting with a thoroughly engaging heroine. A highly promising new series' Mail on Sunday

'This is historical crime fiction at its sharpest, set on the brink of independence and during a dramatic period of the subcontinent's history' Sunday Times

About Vaseem Khan

Vaseem Khan's acclaimed Baby Ganesh Agency crime series won the Shamus Award in the US, with The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra selected by the Sunday Times as one of the 40 best crime novels published 2015-2020, now translated into 16 languages. The first novel in the Malabar House series, Midnight at Malabar House, won the CWA Historical Dagger 2021 and was shortlisted for the Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year Award. Vaseem lives in London.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Daniel

The third book in this promising series delves deeply into the politics and culture of post Raj India. The protagonist, Persis Wadia, is the first female police officer in the Indian Police Service. Her role in the IPS in 1950 is historically anachronistic, since the first female police officer was......more

Goodreads review by Kathy

The Malabar House series provides the reader with a very enjoyable read as it delivers strong and memorable characters, artfully described locations that serve to educate, historical struggles in the new India post British rule and carefully crafted action considering the main character is one very......more

Goodreads review by Lady Clementina

My thanks to Hodder & Stoughton and NetGalley for a review copy of this book. The Lost Man of Bombay is book 3 in the Malabar House historical mystery series by Vaseem Khan set in 1950s Bombay around Persis Wadia, India’s first (fictional) female inspector. Persis who as the only female inspector in......more

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Hard, realistic and fascinatingly hard to decipher. Persis is a terrific character On Magazine

Vaseem Khan's friction-free ascent to pole position in historical crime is consolidated by The Lost Man of Bombay. Much to relish here Financial Times

What should you expect from a good historical mystery? Well, a decent mystery, obviously, and interesting characters to guide you through the plot, plus some inside knowledge of a place or period in history you are unfamiliar with. The Lost Man of Bombay by Vaseem Khan ticks all those boxes, and probably more, with ease SHOTS

The hugely entertaining result is not unlike an India(na) Jones adventure: history and mystery mixed with brutal slapstick, thwarted romance and sly humour . . . Malabar House is a subcontinental version of Mick Herron's Slough House . . . If only all period procedurals were as good as this The Times

Khan writes with a charming formality and brings his characters and their dilemmas to life in this intelligent and intriguing series Literary Review

British writer Vaseem Khan has shown quite comprehensively that he can write historical crime fiction well Asian Media Group

The latest of Khan's excellent thrillers set in post-war Bombay is a vivid portrait of a society remaking itself in the new era of independence Mail on Sunday

A brilliant whodunnit mingling fascinating history, the flavours of India and a Himalayan blizzard of clues The Sun

Vaseem Khan doesn't only spin a fast-moving, well-plotted story; he deftly illuminates the religious rivalries that beset post-colonial India. Think Mick Herron in Bombay: inventive characterisation made laugh-aloud funny by Maya Saroya's pacey, often caustic narration The Times, Audiobook of the Week

Vivid, bracing crime writing married to a picture of a country seeking its post Raj identity Financial Times, Books of the Year 2022

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