Portly Inspector Singh is back and is stopping in India this time, his fifth outing into Asia to bust crimes. Well, bust crime he is not as he has been dragged to Mumbai to attend a wedding of Mrs Singh's well-connected relative but no sooner had he stepped upon Indian soil, he is brought short with the apparent suicide of the beautiful bride-to-be on the eve of her wedding. When a corpse is found, burnt beyond recognition except for a pair of glinting ruby earring which more or less identified her, her family is baffled and doesn't believe that their beloved daughter would have killed herself in such a dreadful way. They inevitably suspect foul play. Thus, Inspector Singh, in a private investigator capacity, sets out to uncover the truth and rattle a few skeletons but not without some intervention from his formidable wife. Yes, it's never going to be easy especially when family's involved.
Witty and thoroughly entertaining with lots of references to India's diverse culture, A Curious Indian Cadaver (5 April 2012) is a compelling page-turning whodunit read. I look forward to Inspector Singh's next foray.
Visit Shamini Flint's website at www.shaminiflint.com for the other books in the Inspector Singh Investigates series.
Rating: 5/5
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