The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken: Vish Puri, Most Private Investigator (Vish Puri, #3) (Vish Puri Mystery)

by Tarquin Hall

"These books are little gems. They are beautifully written, amusing, and intensely readable." —Alexander McCall Smith, author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Long-held secrets, deadly lies, a sports scandal, and a poisoned helping of butter chicken—all in a day's work for the head of India's Most Private Investigators, in this latest book in the delightful Vish Puri detective series. When the father of a Pakistani star cricket player falls dead during a glamorous India Premier League dinner, clearly it isn't just a case of Delhi Belly. But which of the VIPs at the victim's table is responsible for poisoning the man's butter chicken? And was the victim killed for his involvement with a gambling syndicate that controls cricket's illegal billion-dollar betting industry? The answers seem to lie across the border in Pakistan—the one country Puri swore he would never set foot in. Or do they? For Puri's beloved Mummy-ji, who has a unique insight into the killing, believes there is much more to this murder than meets the eye. Puri and Mummy-ji's search for the truth will lead them to uncover decades-old secrets and tragedies thought best forgotten in their most compelling case yet.

• ISBN10: 0771038291
• ISBN13: 9780771038297
• Publish Date: 26 June 2012 (first published 1 June 2012)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: CA
• Imprint: McClelland & Stewart
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 368
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/isbn/9780771038297

Reviews

[elvinagb]

Another great Vish Puri, Most Private Investigator, novel from Tarquin Hall. Vish Puri and his trusty gang of operatives must solve two new cases, a mustache thief must be found and the murderer of a Pakistani National killed by a dish of poison butter chicken needs to be caught. This also leads to uncovering and exposing a gambling syndicate.
Mix in Vish's family, especially his ever helpful Mommy-ji, and you have another great mystery to be solved.
Along the way you learn some of Vish's family's history and how they survived the 1947 partition with Pakistan, and also how so many others didn't survive, both Hindu and Muslim. This historical event still plays an important part in how these two nation deal with each other. The background Hall gives us in very enlightening.
Can't wait to find out what Vish Puri's next cases will be and if he will ever get his weight down under 90 kg.