The Perfect Murder

The fashion for "about India" among the broad reading masses began with "Shantaram" - the story of an Australian convict who became his own in the Bombay slums. Then, at the beginning of the tenth, it turned out to be a trigger of interest in the region as a whole: Korea, China, Indonesia, Taiwan, V......more

I listened to "The Perfect Murder" as an audio book. It was an "easy" listen, and the narration gave authenticity to the time and place. Inspector Ghote is starting his career with the Bombay Police and is assigned to investigate the mysterious theft of one rupee from the desk of the Minister of Pol......more

Had read a short story featuring Inspector Ghote a long time back. So when I came across this novel - the enticing title and the fact that this was the first book in the series were too much for me to resist. Had a lot of expectations, but somewhere felt let down. Full review to come. Not sure when!!......more

I love these "cute" little books with foreign detectives. They're so light and airy and so different than the typical American detective. When I read the obituary for H.R.F. Keating back in March, I decided I wanted to read at least one of his Inspector Ghote books. I discovered they're very hard to......more

As a readable detective story this is enjoyable and quite engaging. Alexander McCall Smith provides the enthusiastic introduction and one can see why because there is more than a faint echo of Ghote in Mma Ramotswe. They are both innocent but determined and resilient, both beacons of decency in a le......more