Wow, we sort of... agreed on this one! Basically, we all liked it! We enjoyed the humor and the setting especially. One reader had been to India and assured us that Hall had understated many of the problems with traffic and so on. I enjoyed Puri's use of English. It reminded me very much of the way a friend of mine from Sri Lanka speaks. For example, on p. 115: “Don’t do jugglery of words,” scolded the detective.
We appreciated the cast of characters and the plot as well. The glossary was quite helpful for understanding local terms. Several readers had already read The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken and thought that was an even stronger book.
The readers were so enthusiastic that, even though we usually choose new authors, we might read another Tarquin Hall book next year.
So for a cheap and funny trip to India.....
We appreciated the cast of characters and the plot as well. The glossary was quite helpful for understanding local terms. Several readers had already read The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken and thought that was an even stronger book.
The readers were so enthusiastic that, even though we usually choose new authors, we might read another Tarquin Hall book next year.
So for a cheap and funny trip to India.....
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