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Death of a Lesser God

The Malabar House, Book 4

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Death of a Lesser God

By: Vaseem Khan
Narrated by: Maya Saroya
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 In the fourth rip-roaring thriller in the award-winning Malabar House series, Persis and Archie travel to the old colonial capital of Calcutta, where they collide head-on with the prejudices and bloody politics of an era engulfed in flame.

Can a white man receive justice in post-colonial India?
Bombay, 1950

James Whitby, sentenced to death for the murder of prominent lawyer and former Quit India activist Fareed Mazumdar, is less than two weeks from a date with the gallows. In a last-ditch attempt to save his son, Whitby's father, arch-colonialist, Charles Whitby, forces a new investigation into the killing.

The investigation leads Inspector Persis Wadia of the Bombay Police to the old colonial capital of Calcutta, where, with the help of Scotland Yard criminalist Archie Blackfinch, she uncovers a possible link to a second case, the brutal murder of an African-American G.I. during the Calcutta Killings of 1946.

How are the cases connected? If Whitby didn't murder Mazumdar, then who did? And why?

(P) 2023 Hodder & Stoughton Limited©2023 Vaseem Khan Ltd Crime Fiction Historical International Mystery & Crime Mystery Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Murder Suspense

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Beautifully written and a fascinating insight into the turbulence of post independence India
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I love the mystery in every book supplemented. With the history of the partition. Can’t wait for more from Persis and Vaneem

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love this series and have enjoyed all the previous ones, but this one was the best one yet. hoping we don't have to wait too long for another instalment. the narrator also makes this an enjoyable listen.

best one yet

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Great story woven through with history of post-partition India, and fascinating niche histories (like about the Jewish community in Bombay, or cultural differences between Calcutta and Bombay).

History and mystery

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