The Bangalore Detectives Club

The first in an effervescent new mystery series. . . a treat for historical mystery lovers looking for a new series to savour (or devour) NEW YORK TIMES

A gorgeous debut mystery with a charming and fearless sleuth . . . spellbinding SUJATA MASSEY

Told with real warmth and wit. . . A perfect read for fans of Alexander McCall Smith and Vaseem Khan – ABIR MUKHERJEE

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2022

Murder and mayhem . . . monsoon season is coming.
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Solving crimes isnt easy.

Add a jealous mother-in-law and having to wear a flowing sari into the mix, and youve got a problem.

When clever, headstrong Kaveri moves to Bangalore to marry doctor Ramu, shes resigned herself to a quiet life.

But 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.

When 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 Englishmans mansion. She soon finds that sleuthing in a sari isnt as hard as it seems when you have a talent for maths, a head for logic and a doctor for a husband.

And shes going to need them all as the case leads her deeper into a hotbed of danger, sedition and intrigue in Bangalores darkest alleyways . . .

BOOK ONE IN THE BANGALORE DETECTIVES CLUB SERIES

*INCLUDES A BONUS CHAPTER OF DELICIOUS INDIAN RECIPES*
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If you love murder mystery series like Alexander McCall Smiths The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Vaseem Khans Baby Ganesh Agencyand Ovidia Yus Crown Colony series, you wont want to miss THE BANGALORE DETECTIVES CLUB, Book One in a brand new series from Harini Nagendra

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 cant wait for the next instalment. A perfect read for fans of Alexander McCall Smith and Vaseem Khan – ABIR MUKHERJEE

Riveting. [Nagendras] use of colonial history is thoroughly fascinating, with devastating depictions of the airy condescension of the British. A fine start to a promising seriesBOOKLIST Starred Review

Harini Nagendra takes us to a wonderfully unfamiliar world in this delightful debut mystery. . .I couldnt put it down VICTORIA THOMPSON, USA Today bestselling author of Murder on Madison Square

Absolutely charming . . . this one is a winner! CONNIE BERRY, USA Today best-selling and Agatha-nominated author of The Kate Hamilton Mysteries.

An enjoyable trip back in time with a spunky young woman for company. R V RAMAN, author of Fraudster and A Will to Kill

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

I loved The Bangalore Detectives Club . . . Kaveri especially is charming. OVIDIA YU, author of The Cannonball Tree Mystery

Nagendra makes her fiction debut with an exceptional series launch. . . rich, edifying, and authentic Publishers Weekly, Starred Review

Deliciously exotic Sunday Post