{"product_id":"bangalore-detectives-club","title":"Bangalore Detectives Club","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e \u003cb\u003e''The first in an effervescent new mystery series. . . a treat for historical mystery lovers looking for a new series to \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003esavour\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e (or devour)'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e''\u003c\/i\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003egorgeous debut mystery with a charming and fearless sleuth . . . spellbinding'' SUJATA MASSEY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Told with real warmth and wit. . . A perfect read for fans of Alexander McCall Smith and Vaseem Khan'' - ABIR MUKHERJEE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eNOTABLE BOOK OF 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMurder and mayhem . . . monsoon season is coming.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e_____________________________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSolving crimes isn''t easy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdd a jealous mother-in-law and having to wear a flowing sari into the mix, and you''ve got a problem.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen clever, headstrong Kaveri moves to Bangalore to marry doctor Ramu, she''s resigned herself to a quiet life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut that all changes the night of the party at the Century Club, where she escapes to the garden for some peace - and instead spots an uninvited guest in the shadows. Half an hour later, the party turns into a murder scene.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a vulnerable woman is connected to the crime, Kaveri becomes determined to save her and launches a private investigation to find the killer, tracing his steps from an illustrious brothel to an Englishman''s mansion. She soon finds that sleuthing in a sari isn''t as hard as it seems when you have a talent for maths, a head for logic and a doctor for a husband.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd she''s going to need them all as the case leads her deeper into a hotbed of danger, sedition and intrigue in Bangalore''s darkest alleyways . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOOK ONE IN \u003cu\u003eTHE BANGALORE DETECTIVES CLUB SERIES\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*INCLUDES A BONUS CHAPTER OF DELICIOUS INDIAN RECIPES* \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e___________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you love murder mystery series like\u003cb\u003e Alexander McCall Smith''s \u003ci\u003eThe No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency\u003c\/i\u003e, Vaseem Khan''s \u003ci\u003e Baby Ganesh Agency\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e Ovidia Yu''s \u003ci\u003eCrown Colony\u003c\/i\u003e series\u003c\/b\u003e, you won''t want to miss \u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE BANGALORE DETECTIVES CLUB\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e, Book One in a brand new series from \u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarini Nagendra\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Told with real warmth and wit. . . Harini Nagendra has created an intricate and fiendish mystery with a wonderful duo of amateur sleuths Kaveri and Ramu at its heart, and capturing the atmosphere and intensity of Bangalore in the roaring twenties. I can''t wait for the next instalment. A perfect read for fans of Alexander McCall Smith and Vaseem Khan'' - \u003cb\u003eABIR MUKHERJEE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Riveting.  [Nagendra''s] use of colonial history is thoroughly fascinating, with devastating depictions of the airy condescension of the British. 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Mouth-watering fashion and food set against simmering colonial intrigue in this delicious whodunit can be devoured in one sitting.'' \u003cb\u003eSUMI HAHN, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mermaid from Jeju\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''I loved \u003ci\u003eThe Bangalore Detectives Club\u003c\/i\u003e . . . 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