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The case of the man who died laughing : from the files of Vish Puri, India's most private investigator.  Cover Image Book Book

The case of the man who died laughing : from the files of Vish Puri, India's most private investigator

Hall, Tarquin (Author).

Summary: A prominent Indian scientist dies in a fit of giggles when a Hindu goddess appears from a mist and plunges a sword into his chest. The main suspect is a powerful guru named Maharaj Swami, who seems to have done away with his most vocal critic. Vish Puri, India's Most Private Investigator, master of disguise and lover of all things fried and spicy, doesn't believe the murder is a supernatural occurrence, and proving who really killed Dr. Suresh Jha will require all the detective's earthly faculties. To get at the truth, he and his team of undercover operatives travel from the slum where India's hereditary magicians must be persuaded to reveal their secrets to the holy city of Haridwar on the Ganges.

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  • ISBN: 1416583696 (alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9781416583691 (alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: 309 p. ; 23 cm.
    print
  • Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster harcover ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2010.

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General Note:
Sequel to: The case of the missing servant.
Subject: Private investigators India Fiction
India Fiction
Genre: Mystery fiction.

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