{"product_id":"the-dying-day-hardcover","title":"The Dying Day - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVaseem Khan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Da Vinci Code\u003c\/i\u003e meets post-Independence India. \u003c\/b\u003eI'd be surprised if I read a better book this year'\u003cb\u003e M. W. CRAVEN\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'This is a crime novel for everyone; for those who love traditional mysteries there are clues, codes and ciphers, but it also had a harder edge and a post-war darkness. Brilliant' \u003cb\u003eANN CLEEVES\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA priceless manuscript. A missing scholar. A trail of riddles.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor over a century, one of the world's great treasures, a six-hundred-year-old copy of Dante's \u003ci\u003eThe Divine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e, has been safely housed at Bombay's Asiatic Society. But when it vanishes, together with the man charged with its care, British scholar and war hero, John Healy, the case lands on Inspector Persis Wadia's desk. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUncovering a series of complex riddles written in verse, Persis - together with English forensic scientist Archie Blackfinch - is soon on the trail. But then they discover the first body. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the death toll mounts it becomes evident that someone else is also pursuing this priceless artefact and will stop at nothing to possess it . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHarking back to an era of darkness, this second thriller in the \u003ci\u003eMalabar House \u003c\/i\u003eseries pits Persis, once again, against her peers, a changing India, and an evil of limitless intent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGripping, immersive, and full of Vaseem Khan's trademark wit, this is historical fiction at its finest.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A delicious treat of a historical crime novel' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Thoroughly enjoyable' \u003cb\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*** Book one in this series, \u003ci\u003eMidnight at Malabar House\u003c\/i\u003e, won the CWA Sapere Books Historical Dagger and is an international ebook bestseller. ***\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A wonderful, pacy, literary mystery with a brilliant female protagonist. Vaseem writes books that are good for the soul' \u003cb\u003eSTEVE CAVANAGH\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A hugely entertaining, devilishly clever and immersive murder mystery. Inspector Persis Wadia is a brilliant creation and \u003ci\u003eThe Dying Day \u003c\/i\u003eis a triumph. This is my favourite new crime series, and I can't recommend it highly enough. Treat yourself!' \u003cb\u003eANTONIA HODGSON\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'In The Dying Day, Vaseem Khan paints an extraordinarily vivid picture of a Bombay in 1950 still reeling from the aftermath of Partition and suffering the legacy of Empire. Every single element of this complex and compelling story slots together perfectly in the most brilliant and gripping of riddles ... A masterclass in historical crime fiction' \u003cb\u003eCHRIS LLOYD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVaseem Khan is the author of two crime series set in India: the \u003ci\u003eBaby Ganesh Agency\u003c\/i\u003e series, and the \u003ci\u003eMalabar House\u003c\/i\u003e historical crime novels. His first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and has been translated into 15 languages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2018, he was awarded the Eastern Eye Arts, Culture and Theatre Award for Literature. Vaseem was born in Newham, but spent a decade working in India as a management consultant.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.2 x 6.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767201366304,"sku":"9781529341065","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3c15a24563cab013e53311bf78fa21ad.webp?v=1780306413","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-dying-day-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}