Murder at the Grand Raj Palace
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Murder at the Grand Raj Palace
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Murder at the Grand Raj Palace
In this Baby Ganesh Agency novel, an unlikely murder at Mumbai's grandest hotel sends Inspector Chopra in to investigate discreetly... not easy when your sidekick is a baby elephant.
In this enchanting BABY GANESH AGENCY novel, Inspector Chopra and his elephant sidekick investigate a murder at Mumbai's grandest hotel.
For a century Mumbai's iconic Grand Raj Palace Hotel has welcomed the world's elite. Anyone who is anyone stays at the Grand Raj.
The last thing the venerable old hotel needs is a murder . . .
So when the body of American billionaire Hollis Burbank is found, the pressure is on to label it a suicide. But then Chopra is called in . . . and finds a hotel full of people with a reason to want Burbank dead.
Accompanied by his sidekick, baby elephant Ganesha, Chopra navigates his way through the palatial building, a journey that leads him steadily to a killer, and into the heart of darkness . . .
PRAISE FOR THE SERIES
'A most beguiling series' Financial Times
'Utterly charming' Guardian
'Colour and atmosphere flows out of every page' Daily Express
Series: Baby Ganesh series
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Murder at the Grand Raj Palace by Vaseem Khan is praised for its charm and engaging narrative. The series is described as beguiling and utterly charming by major publications, with critics noting the book's vivid atmosphere. It skillfully balances heart-warming elements while addressing serious issues like corruption and violent crime, providing both endearing and gripping storytelling.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781473612402
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 21 March 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Mulholland Books
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 295g
Pages: 368
About the Author
Vaseem Khan is the author of several award-winning crime series including the Baby Ganesh Agency adventures, set in modern Mumbai, and the Malabar House historical crime novels, set in 1950s Bombay.
His first book, The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra, was selected by the Sunday Times as one of the 40 best crime novels published in 2015-2020, and has been translated into 17 languages. Midnight at Malabar House, the first in the Malabar House series, won the Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger.Vaseem has won numerous awards for his work, including, most recently, the Fingerprint Award for Historical Crime Novel of the Year for City of Destruction, the fifth in the Malabar House series. Vaseem is also the author of The Girl in Cell A, a psychological thriller set in small town America, and Quantum of Menace, the first in a series featuring Q from the world of James Bond.Also by Vaseem Khan
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