{"product_id":"the-bangalore-detectives-club-9781639363803","title":"The Bangalore Detectives Club","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eNotable Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first in a charming, joyful crime series set in 1920s Bangalore, featuring sari-wearing detective Kaveri and her husband Ramu. Perfect for fans of Alexander McCall Smith's The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen clever, headstrong Kaveri moves to Bangalore to marry handsome young doctor Ramu, she's resigned herself to a quiet life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut that all changes the night of the party at the Century Club, where she escapes to the garden for some peace and quiet--and instead spots an uninvited guest in the shadows. Half an hour later, the party turns into a murder scene. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a vulnerable woman is connected to the crime, Kaveri becomes determined to save her and launches a private investigation to find the killer, tracing his steps from an illustrious brothel to an Englishman's mansion. She soon finds that sleuthing in a sari isn't as hard as it seems when you have a talent for mathematics, a head for logic, and a doctor for a husband . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd she's going to need them all as the case leads her deeper into a hotbed of danger, sedition, and intrigue in Bangalore's darkest alleyways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarini Nagendra\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of sustainability at Azim Premji University, Bangalore, India. She has received the Elinor Ostrom Senior Scholar Award as well as the Cozzarelli Prize with Elinor Ostrom from the Proceedings of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. \u003ci\u003eThe Bangalore Detectives Club\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMurder Under a Red Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Nest of Vipers\u003c\/i\u003e are the first three novels in her Bangalore Detective Club mystery series, which are all available from Pegasus Crime.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pegasus Crime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50600176484626,"sku":"9781639363803","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_53c4e36a-06eb-4e95-8e80-54bf332c316c.jpg?v=1748684508","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-bangalore-detectives-club-9781639363803","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}