Vaseem Khan is the author of several award-winning crime series
including the Baby Ganesh Agency adventures, set in modern Mumbai,
and the Malabar House historical crime novels, set in 1950s
Bombay.
His first book, The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra, was
selected by the Sunday Times as one of the 40 best crime novels
published in 2015-2020, and has been translated into 17 languages.
Midnight at Malabar House, the first in the Malabar House series,
won the Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger.
Vaseem has won numerous awards for his work, including, most
recently, the Fingerprint Award for Historical Crime Novel of the
Year for City of Destruction, the fifth in the Malabar House
series. Vaseem is also the author of The Girl in Cell A, a
psychological thriller set in small town America, and Quantum of
Menace, the first in a series featuring Q from the world of James
Bond.
Midnight at Malabar House is a first-rate murder mystery set in a
post-partition India. In Persis Wadia, India's first female police
detective, and Archie Blackfinch, a Scotland Yard forensics expert,
Vaseem Khan has created a partnership that should hopefully run and
run. Clever, thrilling, this is a novel to be savoured
*William Ryan*
Midnight at Malabar House is an exciting departure for Vaseem Khan,
a history-mystery with a marvellous new detective duo. The blend of
classic tropes - including a maverick cop, a mysterious cipher, and
a victim who gave plenty of people reasons to commit murder - and a
wonderfully evoked setting in post-Partition India makes for a
highly entertaining and informative read
*Martin Edwards*
Outstanding. I've always been a fan of Vaseem Khan but this latest
offering is something special and something new. Vaseem is totally
at the height of his powers with this novel which combines a flair
for history, time and place with a genius for mystery. A novel for
our times
*Imran Mahmood*
A compelling mystery set in a fascinating period in India's
tumultuous history. Inspector Persis Wadia, the India's first
female detective, is gutsy, stubborn and ideally suited to navigate
both the complexities of a murder in Bombay's high society and the
politics of a police force that want to see her fail. A stunning
start to brand new series from one of the UK's finest writers
*M.W. Craven*
Vaseem Khan's new book is an absolute treat from start to finish. A
satisfying murder mystery and a fascinating evocation of India just
after Partition, it also introduces the clever, endearing (and
somewhat stubborn) Detective Persis Wadia to the world. I'm already
looking forward to her next case
*Antonia Hodgson*
The stabbing of an English gentleman at a New Year's Eve party in
the early hours of 1950 sounds like a Golden Age murder mystery,
and Murder at Malabar House has all the suspects, twists and red
herrings that we'd expect. But this is India, just after partition,
and the leading character is the deftly drawn Persis Wadia, the
country's first female detective. She's a wonderful creation and
this is a hugely enjoyable book
*Ann Cleeves*
There are plentiful fascinating characters
*Sunday Times Crime Club*
This is historical crime fiction at its best - a compelling mix of
social insight and complex plotting with a thoroughly engaging
heroine. A highly promising new series
*Mail on Sunday*
A beautifully complex plot and an Agatha Christie-ish denouement
make for a thoroughly satisfying read, and a burning desire to see
what's next for Persis
*Observer*
This is historical crime fiction at its sharpest, set on the brink
of independence and during a dramatic period of the subcontinent's
history
*The Sunday Times*
A cracking mystery set in a fascinating historical era
*Elly Griffiths*
Stylish, thrilling and masterfully told
*Chris Whitaker*
Khan's distinctive new protagonist is clearly here to stay
*Financial Times*
A gripping tale
*CrimeSquad.com*
Delightful, joyous
*Shots Magazine*
It is a beautifully written exploration of Wadia's struggle to be
accepted as a detective in a male-dominated culture, while
navigating a country in turmoil. A thrilling murder mystery, it
also wonderfully evokes a turbulent period of India's history
*Daily Express*
It is the absolute answer to any doom or gloom we might be
feeling.
*The Bookseller Paperback Preview*
An excellent start to a series featuring Inspector Persis Wadia,
India's first woman police detective
*Daily Mirror*
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