Book summary

Comparisons to Agatha Christie's Belgian Inspector Poirot are inevitable given that Tarquin Hall has endowed his Punjabi private investigator, Vish Puri, with a fastidious moustache, exquisite taste, and an ego to match. But in this debut novel, Hall introduces readers to a decidedly contemporary PI, one who makes the bulk of his living by doing what nosy aunts would have once done--investigating grooms-to-be for concerned families arranging weddings for their daughters. In THE CASE OF THE MISSING SERVANT, however, Puri heads to an eastern province to look into the murder of a young maid, and Hall offers a unique look into Indian culture.

Media reviews

"[A] first novel set in Delhi that offers penetrating insights into the new India...."