Murder at the Grand Raj Palace

In this enchanting BABY GANESH AGENCY novel, Inspector Chopra and his elephant sidekick investigate a murder at Mumbai's grandest hotel.

For a century Mumbai's iconic Grand Raj Palace Hotel has welcomed the world's elite. Anyone who is anyone stays at the Grand Raj.

The last thing the venerable old hotel needs is a murder . . .

So when the body of American billionaire Hollis Burbank is found, the pressure is on to label it a suicide. But then Chopra is called in . . . and finds a hotel full of people with a reason to want Burbank dead.

Accompanied by his sidekick, baby elephant Ganesha, Chopra navigates his way through the palatial building, a journey that leads him steadily to a killer, and into the heart of darkness . . .

PRAISE FOR THE SERIES

'A most beguiling series' Financial Times

'Utterly charming' Guardian

'Colour and atmosphere flows out of every page' Daily Express

“PRAISE FOR THE SERIESA most beguiling series - Financial TimesUtterly charming - GuardianColour and atmosphere flows out of every page - Daily ExpressKeeps things heart-warming while tackling corruption at the highest levels and violent crime at the lowest. Endearing and gripping. - The Sunday Times”

PRAISE FOR THE SERIES

A most beguiling series - Financial Times

Utterly charming - Guardian

Colour and atmosphere flows out of every page - Daily Express

Keeps things heart-warming while tackling corruption at the highest levels and violent crime at the lowest. Endearing and gripping. - The Sunday Times

Vaseem Khan's acclaimed Baby Ganesh Agency crime series won the Shamus Award in the US, with The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra selected by the Sunday Times as one of the 40 best crime novels published 2015-2020, now translated into 16 languages. The first novel in the Malabar House series, Midnight at Malabar House, won the CWA Historical Dagger 2021 and was shortlisted for the Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year Award. Vaseem lives in London.

In this enchanting BABY GANESH AGENCY novel, Inspector Chopra and his elephant sidekick investigate a murder at Mumbai's grandest hotel. For a century Mumbai's iconic Grand Raj Palace Hotel has welcomed the world's elite. Anyone who is anyone stays at the Grand Raj. The last thing the venerable old hotel needs is a murder . . . So when the body of American billionaire Hollis Burbank is found, the pressure is on to label it a suicide. But then Chopra is called in . . . and finds a hotel full of people with a reason to want Burbank dead.Accompanied by his sidekick, baby elephant Ganesha, Chopra navigates his way through the palatial building, a journey that leads him steadily to a killer, and into the heart of darkness . . . PRAISE FOR THE SERIES 'A most beguiling series' Financial Times 'Utterly charming ' Guardian 'Colour and atmosphere flows out of every page' Daily Express

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