Category: India/Pakistan/Afghanistan

September 18, 2011

The Case of the Man who Died Laughing by Tarquin Hall *** (of 4)

The second in the series of Tarquin Hall mysteries taking place in contemporary New Delhi. In this one our food-loving detective, Vish Puri, whose assistants...

Book Reviews

0 Comments

July 15, 2011

Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese *** (of 4)

This is a half-century story of Marion Stone, born in the late 1950s as the twin son of a British physician and a nun (oops). ...

Book Reviews

0 Comments

May 29, 2011

Talkative Man by R.K. Narayan *** (of 4)

In the small fictional Indian town of Malgudi an independent, very amateur journalist pauses over coffee to tell a story. His subject is the mysterious,...

Book Reviews

0 Comments

March 29, 2011

The Case of the Missing Servant by Tarquin Hall *** (of 4)

Mr. Vish Puri, chief detective of the Most Private Investigating Company, solves Delhi crimes. Well, he solves crimes when he isn’t investigating philandering spouses. The...

Book Reviews

0 Comments

March 22, 2011

India Calling by Anand Giridharadas *** (of 4)

A young NY Times journalist, Anand Giridharadas was born and raised in the U.S. to parents who immigrated from India to escape that country’s stultifying...

Book Reviews

0 Comments

July 14, 2010