A priceless manuscript. A missing scholar. A trail of riddles.
Bombay, 1950
For over a century, one of the world's great treasures, a six-hundred-year-old copy of Dante's The Divine Comedy, has been safely housed at Bombay's Asiatic Society. But when it vanishes, together with the man charged with its care, British scholar and war hero, John Healy, the case lands on Inspector Persis Wadia's desk.
Uncovering a series of complex riddles written in verse, Persis - together with English forensic scientist Archie Blackfinch - is soon on the trail. But then they discover the first body.
As the death toll mounts it becomes evident that someone else is also pursuing this priceless artefact and will stop at nothing to possess it . . .
Harking back to an era of darkness, this second thriller in the Malabar House series pits Persis, once again, against her peers, a changing India, and an evil of limitless intent.
Gripping, immersive, and full of Vaseem Khan's trademark wit, this is historical fiction at its finest.
| ISBN: | 9781529341096 |
| Publication date: | 17th March 2022 |
| Author: | Vaseem Khan |
| Publisher: | Hodder Paperback an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 347 pages |
| Series: | Malabar House |
| Primary Genre | Thriller and Suspense |
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A priceless manuscript. A missing scholar. A trail of riddles.
Bombay, 1950
For over a century, one of the world's great treasures, a six-hundred-year-old copy of Dante's The Divine Comedy, has been safely housed at Bombay's Asiatic Society. But when it vanishes, together with the man charged with its care, British scholar and war hero, John Healy, the case lands on Inspector Persis Wadia's desk.
Uncovering a series of complex riddles written in verse, Persis - together with English forensic scientist Archie Blackfinch - is soon on the trail. But then they discover the first body.
As the death toll mounts it becomes evident that someone else is also pursuing this priceless artefact and will stop at nothing to possess it . . .
Harking back to an era of darkness, this second thriller in the Malabar House series pits Persis, once again, against her peers, a changing India, and an evil of limitless intent.
Gripping, immersive, and full of Vaseem Khan's trademark wit, this is historical fiction at its finest.
The Dying Day features in the following genres: Thriller and Suspense, Crime and Mystery, Historical Fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Fiction
The Dying Day is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Dying Day was written by Vaseem Khan and published by Hodder Paperback an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton
The Dying Day has 347 pages
Yes it is part of Malabar House series
£9.89
