But as Perveen examines the paperwork, she notices something strange: all three wives have signed over their full inheritance to a charity. Mistry Law has been appointed to execute the will of Mr Omar Farid, a wealthy mill owner who has left three widows behind. This courageous, likeable and determined young lawyer-turned-sleuth will appeal to readers of Phryne Fisher and Precious Ramotswe. The main character is the fabulous Miss Perveen Mistry, the first female solicitor in India, who has an Oxford education and now works for her father’s firm. Right from the opening I knew I was in expert hands, as author Sujata Massey’s polished writing swept me up into this marvellous novel.Ī Murder at Malabar Hill is a historical mystery set in Bombay in 1921, with a duel subplot set a few years earlier. It’s rare for me to so immediately relax into a book and become a reader rather than the reviewer, but that’s what I did with A Murder at Malabar Hill.
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