| Format | Hardcover |
| Publication Date | 02/02/27 |
| ISBN | 9798897102778 |
| Trim Size / Pages | 6 x 9 in / 320 |
In the new Bangalore Detectives Club Mystery, Kaveri Murthy is enjoying herself in Mysore, India, surrounded by the beautiful city's palaces, temples, and lakes—filled with sacred crocodiles—until an old friend from Bangalore turns up dead.
When Bangalore’s most famous lady detective, Kaveri Murthy, visits her parents in Mysore in 1923, she finds herself under pressure from all quarters. Between the demands of her overbearing mother, exacting teacher, and inquisitive baby daughter—where’s the time to solve crimes?
But fate has other plans for Kaveri, and they don’t include retirement. Before she knows it, she’s handling not one, but three cases: the queen commissions her to find the palace’s stolen sacred royal diamond; a young princess in desperate trouble; and Inspector Ismail on the trail of a cunning master forger. At the reappearance of a dangerous acquaintance, once thought dead, Kaveri thinks the stakes couldn't get any higher, but then she finds the body of an old friend from Bangalore and her mission turns personal.
Mysore seems to be a peaceful city of palaces, temples, and lakes filled with sacred crocodiles—but the bodies continue to pile up. With the help of her ace sleuth team—husband Ramu, housemaid Anandi, and milkboy Venu—detective Kaveri must solve her most dangerous case yet, all without overstepping the demands of polite society.
Harini Nagendra is a Professor of Sustainability at Azim Premji University, Bangalore, India, and the author of Nature in the City: Bengaluru in the Past, Present and Future. She received a 2013 Elinor Ostrom Senior Scholar Award and a 2007 Cozzarelli Prize with Elinor Ostrom from the Proceedings of the US National Academy of Sciences for research on sustainability. The Bangalore Detectives Club, the first book in the Detective Kaveri mysteries, is her first novel. She lives in Bangalore.
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Praise for Harini Nagendra’s Into the Leopard’s Den:
"These stories follow fierce female detectives as they navigate the world of crime with brains, grit, and style." Chicago Tribune
"For cozy mystery lovers looking for social commentary and scrumptious culinary descriptions, as well as for readers who enjoy Sujata Massey’s Perveen Mistry series but would appreciate a faster pace." Library Journal
"With delicious dishes and deepening relationships among the characters, devoted readers of the series will find much to enjoy here. However, Into the Leopard’s Den can be read on its own as an atmospheric mystery novel with a heroine whose curiosity and courage shines a light on long-held secrets." Asian Review of Books
"Nagendra returns with a new installment of the Bangalore Detectives Club. In the new novel, Kaveri Murthy is resting at home while pregnant when a Bangalore woman dies holding a photograph of her. The case leads her around the city and ultimately toward a reunion with her husband in Coorg, where the mysteries only deepen. Nagendra’s series is a thoughtful crowd-pleaser and satisfyingly steeped in history." Dwyer Murphy, CrimeReads
"Kaveri Murthy, star of the Bangalore Detectives Club Mystery series, is one of the most fun-to-follow detectives in contemporary fiction. In this, the fourth in the series, set in 1922, Kaveri is investigating both the murder of an old woman in Bangalore and a series of murders in the region of Coorg. Fascinating throughout." Booklist (starred review)
"You’ll savor the evocative setting and complex mystery, not to mention Kaveri, who Booklist calls 'one of the most fun-to-follow detectives in contemporary fiction.'” Bookbub
Praise for A Nest of Vipers:
“In this third volume of the Bangalore Detectives Club series, Das, the star magician at the Maximilian Circus, vanishes—for real—in the midst of his latest act. His teen son asks Kaveri Murthy to find him. As they search for Das, the intrepid Kaveri and her detectives become entangled in a web of political intrigue that threatens to turn deadly." The Washington Post
"A winning combination of historical mystery and detective work propelled by the-clock-is-ticking danger. A courageous heroine; intriguing social history embodied in clothes, housing, and food; Indian jadoo magic; and a propulsive plot all add up to a rewarding read.” Booklist (starred review)
