Mystery

I love this guy...he's clever, very human, enjoys his food. These books mention global views, geopolitical views, all sorts of tasty foods and very human characteristics. The mysteries are clever and sometimes wrap up not in that pat way that makes sure no end is loose that other writers do. There some humor and a VERY hand glossary in the back of the book for words you are unfamiliar with, and descriptions of the foods. ( )

The basic premise here is that the goddess Kali appears out of nowhere and kills a prominent scientist right out in the open in front of several eyewitnesses who even have a video to use as proof of the supernatural. It's up to Vish to determine whether this is murder or truly an act of an avenging god.
I like these Vish Puri cozy mysteries. They're humorous and funny, and the loveable cast of characters keeps me coming back for more, along with the mysteries, themselves. Vish always has more than one mystery to solve at a time, but fortunately for him, he has a handful of operatives (Tubelight, Flush, and Facecream) he can always count on. Now if he can just figure out a way to keep his mom, Mummy-ji, to understand, once and for all, that
Mummies aren't detectives!" And this time, she even has Vish's wife involved! ( )

This is the second book in Tarquin Hall’s Vish Puri series, and I am happy to say that I liked this one better than the first. The mystery in this second book was a little more complex and interesting than in his first. It also took you behind the scenes of a so-called guru and exposed some of the tricks he used to fool his ardent followers.

Vish Puri and all of his Associates from the Most Private Detectives are back, and we even get a little more background on a couple of them, Tubelight and Facecream, making them more complex characters. And of course Mummy-ji and Rumpi are back on a side case of their own, the case of the Kitty party robbery.

This is a fun, light-hearted mystery that gives the readers an insider’s look at modern day Delhi, with all of its sights, sounds, smells, and tastes. It also gives readers an idea of Indian from politics, to the new Indian middle-class, to the unbearable traffic.

I have listened to both of these books on audio, and highly recommend them on audio. The reader, Sam Dastor is wonderful and adds much to the story. He does the Indian accents perfect and I never have to wonder about the pronunciation of Indian words or names.
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Maybe it is because I am Sri Lanka, and I can see a lot of parallels between the two countries and find hidden humour - I really liked the book.
The style of writing was also fast-paced and easy to get through, which was helpful. Reminds me of an Indian Poirot... ( )