Homicide in Outdated Bombay: A Thriller

At the moment nominated for an Edgar Award for Greatest First Novel!

In nineteenth century Bombay, Captain Jim Agnihotri channels his idol, Sherlock Holmes, in Nev March’s Minotaur Books/Thriller Writers of America First Crime Novel Award-winning debut.

In 1892, Bombay is the middle of British India. Close by, Captain Jim Agnihotri lies in Poona navy hospital recovering from a skirmish on the wild northern frontier, with little to do however re-read the tales of his idol, Sherlock Holmes, and browse the day by day papers. The case that catches Captain Jim’s consideration is being referred to as the crime of the century: Two girls fell from the busy college’s clock tower in broad daylight. Moved by Adi, the widower of one of many victims ― his certainty that his spouse and sister didn’t commit suicide ― Captain Jim approaches the Parsee household and is employed to analyze what occurred that horrible afternoon.

However in a land of divided loyalties, asking questions is harmful. Captain Jim’s investigation disturbs the shadows that appear to comply with the Framji household and triggers an ominous chain of occasions. And when vigorous Woman Diana Framji joins the hunt for her sisters’ attackers, Captain Jim’s coronary heart isn’t secure, both.

Based mostly on a real story, and set towards the colourful backdrop of colonial India, Nev March’s Minotaur Books/Thriller Writers of America First Crime Novel Award-winning lyrical debut, Homicide in Outdated Bombay, brings this tumultuous historic age to life.