Murder in Old Bombay
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Nev March
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Minotaur Competition Winner: First Crime Novel
In 19th-century Bombay, Captain Jim Agnihotri channels his idol, Sherlock Holmes, in Nev March’s Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award-winning debut.
In 1892, Bombay is the center of British India. Nearby, Captain Jim Agnihotri lies in a Poona military hospital recovering from a skirmish on the wild Northern frontier, with little to do but re-read the tales of his idol, Sherlock Holmes, and browse the daily papers. The case that catches Captain Jim's attention is being called the crime of the century: Two women fell from the busy university’s clock tower in broad daylight. Moved by Adi, the widower of one of the victims - his certainty that his wife and sister did not commit suicide - Captain Jim approaches the Parsee family and is hired to investigate what happened that terrible afternoon.
But in a land of divided loyalties, asking questions is dangerous. Captain Jim's investigation disturbs the shadows that seem to follow the Framji family and triggers an ominous chain of events. And when lively Lady Diana Framji joins the hunt for her sisters’ attackers, Captain Jim’s heart isn’t safe, either.
Based on a true story and set against the vibrant backdrop of colonial India, Nev March's Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award-winning lyrical debut, Murder in Old Bombay, brings this tumultuous historical age to life.
A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books
"Bravo to Nev March for capturing late 19th century Indian history so beautifully in Murder in Old Bombay. Compelling characters, striking settings and the intricacies of social stratification shine in this talented author’s hands. I eagerly await more historic Bombay adventures narrated by sharp-eyed, open-hearted Jim Agnihotri." (Sujata Massey, Edgar finalist author of The Widows of Malabar Hill)
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- By April Game on 05-14-24
By: Erica Vetsch
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Spellbreaker
- Spellbreaker, Book 1
- By: Charlie N. Holmberg
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden, Joel Froomkin
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
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The orphaned Elsie Camden learned as a girl that there were two kinds of wizards in the world: those who pay for the power to cast spells and those, like her, born with the ability to break them. But as an unlicensed magic user, her gift is a crime. Commissioned by an underground group known as the Cowls, Elsie uses her spellbreaking to push back against the aristocrats and help the common man. Elite magic user Bacchus Kelsey is one elusive spell away from his mastership when he catches Elsie breaking an enchantment. To protect her secret, Elsie strikes a bargain.
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Interesting read/listen
- By Roderica Ruddle on 12-21-20
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What Angels Fear
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- By: C. S. Harris
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
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It's 1811, and the threat of revolution haunts the upper classes of King George III's England. Then a beautiful young woman is found savagely murdered on the altar steps of an ancient church near Westminster Abbey. A dueling pistol found at the scene and the damning testimony of a witness both point to one man - Sebastian St. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, a brilliant young nobleman shattered by his experience in the Napoleonic Wars.
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An Addictive Series
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By: C. S. Harris
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Night of a Thousand Stars
- By: Deanna Raybourn
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On the verge of a stilted life as an aristocrat's wife, Poppy Hammond does the only sensible thing - she flees the chapel in her wedding gown. Assisted by the handsome curate who calls himself Sebastian Cantrip, she spirits away to her estranged father's quiet country village, pursued by the family she left in uproar. But when the dust of her broken engagement settles and Sebastian disappears under mysterious circumstances, Poppy discovers there is more to her hero than it seems.
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Stick to the print edition for this one
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By: Deanna Raybourn
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Between Two Thorns
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- By: Emma Newman
- Narrated by: Emma Newman
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The new season is starting and the Master of Ceremonies is missing. Max, an Arbiter of the Split Worlds Treaty, is assigned with the task of finding him - with no one to help but a dislocated soul and a mad sorcerer. There is a witness, but his memories have been bound by magical chains only the enemy can break. A rebellious woman trying to escape her family may prove to be the ally Max needs. But can she be trusted? And why does she want to give up eternal youth and the life of privilege she’s been born into?
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I hate writing Bad reviews but.....
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By: Emma Newman
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Once Upon a Dickens Christmas
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- By: Michelle Griep
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Three delightful Christmas tales from beloved storyteller Michelle Griep! Pour yourself a cuppa, get lost in the merriment of the season, and enjoy a Dickensian Christmas in three stories from fan favorite Michelle Griep: 12 Days at Bleakly Manor, A Tale of Two Hearts, and The Old Lace Shop.
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I loved this book!
- By Mukilhead on 12-05-19
By: Michelle Griep
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The Lotus Palace
- By: Jeannie Lin
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It is a time of celebration in the Pingkang li, where imperial scholars and bureaucrats mingle with beautiful courtesans. At the center is the Lotus Palace, home of the most exquisite courtesans in China. aidservant Yue-ying is not one of those beauties. Street-smart and practical, she's content to live in the shadow of her infamous mistress - until she meets the aristocratic playboy Bai Huang.
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always an excellent story.
- By Rdow on 11-14-22
By: Jeannie Lin
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China, 1937: When Japanese bombs begin falling on the city of Nanking, 19-year-old Hu Lian and her classmates at Minghua University are ordered to flee. Lian and a convoy of more than 100 students, faculty, and staff must walk 1,000 miles to the safety of China’s western provinces, a journey marred by hunger, cold, and the constant threat of aerial attack. And it is not just the student refugees who are at risk: Lian and her classmates have been entrusted with a priceless treasure, a 500-year-old collection of myths and folklore known as the Library of Legends.
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Wonderful and Umique!
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By: Janie Chang
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Georgiana Escott has one night to find the perfect man to ruin her and leave her with a tattered reputation so she can avoid an arranged marriage to an aging, despicable roue. With a misstep, she tumbles into the arms of the disgraced and dashing Lord Danvers. But Georgie doesn't know that the lover she has enticed to follow her into the night and the stranger she holds responsible for her misfortunes are in the same....
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Same story as the rest
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By: Elizabeth Boyle
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Felicity Carrol and the Perilous Pursuit
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Felicity Carrol is interested in everything - except being a proper young matron of Victorian society. Brilliant and resourceful, Felicity took refuge in science and education after her mother died and her father abandoned her to servants. Now, all he wants is for her to marry into a family of status and money. Felicity has other ambitions - but her plans shudder to a halt when her mentor is murdered at the British Museum and his priceless manuscript of King Arthur lore is stolen.
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No thanks
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Murder at Morrington Hall
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Spring, 1905: Free-spirited like the Thoroughbreds she rides across the Kentucky countryside, Stella takes adventure by the reins when she's asked to attend a mysterious wedding in rural England. But once she arrives at the lush Morrington Hall estate, her cold and ambitious father confesses that he won't only give away his best racehorses as gifts - he has also arranged to give away his daughter as bride to the Earl of Atherly's financially strapped son. Stella refuses to be sold off like a prized pony. Yet despite a rough start, there's something intriguing about her groom-to-be.
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DNF & Returned
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By: Clara McKenna
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Death at Greenway
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From the award-winning author of The Day I Died and The Lucky One, a captivating suspense novel about nurses during World War II who come to Agatha Christie’s holiday estate to care for evacuated children, but when a body is discovered nearby, the idyllic setting becomes host to a deadly mystery.
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Wonderful story & characters that kept me company
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Silent in the Grave
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Let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave. These ominous words, slashed from the pages of a book of Psalms, are the last threat that the darling of London society, Sir Edward Grey, receives from his killer. Before he can show them to Nicholas Brisbane, the private inquiry agent he has retained for his protection, Sir Edward collapses and dies at his London home, in the presence of his wife, Julia, and a roomful of dinner guests.
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Happily surprised
- By 9S on 07-04-09
By: Deanna Raybourn
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- Margaret Enos
- 01-30-21
A wonderful , many-faceted story
Historical fiction, romance, mystery rolled into one. Great narration, each voice is distinct and suits the character.
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- SammiG
- 12-14-22
It’s a few hours longer than it needs to be.
It is enjoyable and had a great mystery. However it is a few knockouts and tangents longer than needed.
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- Norma Tibshirany
- 03-19-22
One of my best reads
Loved it! The story, narration and beautiful descriptive writing had me captivated. Highly recommend
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- McFitz
- 09-26-24
Solid historical mystery and good characters
Historical mystery set in 1892 Bombay, India with a good-hearted hero with identity issues and PTSD. Great descriptions, solid whodunit, good characters, and a romance. Vikas Adam narrated the audiobook excellently.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-29-22
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Mystery=excellent
Setting=brilliant
Descriptions=amazing
Characters=I liked them all, but Diana was tiresome. 🙄
The first half of the story was fantastic and intriguing, the last half I merely endured. It was almost two different books, smashed together!
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- Catherine
- 10-10-21
More than a Murder Mystery
This book is an unexpected treasure. What begins as a mystery, evolves at a leisurely pace into an exploration of India's late nineteenth century history, with its themes of divided loyalties, as well as a tender love story. What I loved most about this book was the manner in which it dealt with explosive topics - such as child prostitution, slavery and religious discrimination - in a sensitive and unbiased way. The narrator earns a gold medal for getting to the heart of each character and for flowing between colonial and Indian jargon and dialects. Looking forward to the next book in the series!
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- Lenka
- 08-06-23
a story that absorbs you
mesmerizing account of love, loss, joy, and terror, interwoven with glimpses of India’s past, like a beautiful fabric with strings of glittering gold, but with a dark stain of spilled blood
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- Jackie Houchin
- 06-14-24
Wow. Spellbinding! Breathtaking!
What a grand tale of adventure, suspense, mystery, intrigue, and a love too strong to die. Set in the 1890's Bombay and surroundings in India, a brave, principled, daring wounded half-Indian ex-soldier takes on a murder investigation with not a bit of experience, only a determination to make things right.
The family of two young women who died in strange circumstances, hires him to find the truth. And in the next 6 months he finds and follows tiny leads, faces roadblocks, and is forced into desperate side journeys to get closer to the truth. It comes, but at a great cost.
The book is very well written and the audiobook narrator is superb. I learned some history about the British rule in India, and some of the rebellions.
And I learned about a caste system that forbade the love between the half Indian-half British orphan who grew to be the investigator and a beautiful only remaining daughter in a high caste Parsi family.
A truly great book, longer than I usually read but so worth it. I could hardly put it down to sleep or work!
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- puplhunt
- 11-25-20
Would make a great Indian Downton Abbey serial
Episodic. Repeatedly retreads the same ground over and over. The reader can skip over chapters and pick up the story without having to go back to fill in. The story is stretched out and very predictable. It would’ve made a very satisfying story if the author had’ve condensed it into half the number of chapters proffered ... and nothing would’ve been sacrificed. The narrator was interesting. Some of his ‘voices’ were laudable ... and some were very irritating but on the whole he was the one thread that kept the story together.
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-12-21
most enjoyable!
will look for other books by this author and narrator. quite an adventure it was.
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