{"product_id":"the-bangalore-detectives-club-the-kaveri-and-ramu-murder-mystery-series","title":"The Bangalore Detectives Club (The Kaveri and Ramu Murder Mystery Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003e'The first in an effervescent new mystery series. . . a treat for historical mystery lovers looking for a new series to savor (or devour)' NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A gorgeous debut mystery with a charming and fearless sleuth . . . spellbinding' SUJATA MASSEY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Told with real warmth and wit. . . A perfect read for fans of Alexander McCall Smith and Vaseem Khan' - ABIR MUKHERJEE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A cosy mystery that warmly illuminates a time and place not often examined in fiction' VASEEM KHAN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A beautifully painted picture of a woman's life in 1920s India' M W CRAVEN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A delight' CATRIONA MCPHERSON\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The classic whodunnit with the added appeal of a female sleuth in Colonial India. . . fascinating' RHYS BOWEN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMurder and mayhem . . . monsoon season is coming.\u003cbr\u003e_____________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSolving crimes isn't easy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdd a jealous mother-in-law and having to wear a flowing sari into the mix, and you've got a problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen clever, headstrong Kaveri moves to Bangalore to marry doctor Ramu, she's resigned herself to a quiet life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBOOK ONE IN THE BANGALORE DETECTIVES CLUB SERIES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*INCLUDES A BONUS CHAPTER OF DELICIOUS INDIAN RECIPES*\u003cbr\u003e___________\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you love murder mystery series like Alexander McCall Smith's The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Vaseem Khan's Baby Ganesh Agencyand Ovidia Yu's Crown Colony series, you won't want to miss THE BANGALORE DETECTIVES CLUB, Book One in a brand new series from Harini Nagendra\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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' - ABIR MUKHERJEE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Riveting. [Nagendra's] use of colonial history is thoroughly fascinating, with devastating depictions of the airy condescension of the British. A fine start to a promising series'BOOKLIST Starred Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Harini Nagendra takes us to a wonderfully unfamiliar world in this delightful debut mystery. . .I couldn't put it down' VICTORIA THOMPSON, USA Today bestselling author of Murder on Madison Square\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Absolutely charming . . . this one is a winner!' CONNIE BERRY, USA Today best-selling and Agatha-nominated author of The Kate Hamilton Mysteries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An enjoyable trip back in time with a spunky young woman for company.' R V RAMAN, author of Fraudster and A Will to Kill\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This lush mystery will transport you to heady 1920s Bangalore, where new bride Kaveri stumbles into sleuthing-while dragging her doctor-husband into the fray. Mouth-watering fashion and food set against simmering colonial intrigue in this delicious whodunit can be devoured in one sitting.' SUMI HAHN, author of The Mermaid from Jeju\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I loved The Bangalore Detectives Club . . . Kaveri especially is charming.' OVIDIA YU, author of The Cannonball Tree Mystery\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Nagendra makes her fiction debut with an exceptional series launch. . . rich, edifying, and authentic' Publishers Weekly, Starred Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Deliciously exotic' Sunday Post\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Stacks Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55274651779363,"sku":"9781408715185","price":13.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0977\/1014\/5827\/files\/9781408715185.jpg?v=1782262215","url":"https:\/\/thestacksbookshop.com\/products\/the-bangalore-detectives-club-the-kaveri-and-ramu-murder-mystery-series","provider":"The Stacks Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}