The Case of the Elusive Bombay Duck

Portly, perceptive and spectacularly moustachioed, India’s finest private detective, Vish Puri, tackles his most difficult case to date in the long-awaited return of Tarquin Hall’s delightful humorous whodunit series set in New Delhi.

“Vish Puri is the Indian Poirot” Financial Times
“A wonderfully engaging PI” The Times
“Vish Puri [is] a Punjabi Sherlock Holmes” The Guardian

When Vish Puri, India’s Most Private Detective, learns he’s won the
long-coveted International Detective of the Year award, it’s supposed to
be a secret. But within hours, it seems all of Delhi knows – and his
indomitable Mummy-ji announces she’ll be coming with him to the ceremony in
London, never mind that she’s not been invited.

To add to his woes, a senior government bureaucrat
gives him an undercover mission he can’t refuse. Puri is tasked with tracking
down India’s most-wanted fugitive: a billionaire pharmaceutical fraudster
codenamed Bombay Duck, who’s rumoured to be hiding in the British capital.

Puri’s only spending a week in London . . . and
he’s already promised his wife he won’t work during their once-in-a-lifetime trip.

In desperation, he enlists the help of his
reluctant nephew Jags and dives headfirst into the case. But can Puri hook the
Bombay Duck and bring him to justice – all the while keeping his investigations
secret from his wife and meddling mother?

Packed with the sights, sounds and flavours of both New Delhi and London, author Tarquin Hall – who divides his time between India and the UK – delivers an irresistible read for fans of Alexander McCall Smith, Harini Nagendra and Jesse Sutanto.

Author: Tarquin Hall
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Severn House
Published: 03/04/2025
Series: Vish Puri Mystery #6
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.8lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.50w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780727889225
Language: English

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