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The Case of the Elusive Bombay Duck

By: Tarquin Hall
Narrated by: Vikas Adam
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Portly, perceptive, and spectacularly moustachioed, India’s finest private detective, Vish Puri, tackles his most difficult case to date, in Tarquin Hall’s delightful humorous whodunit series set in New Delhi.

For Vish Puri, India’s most private detective, the news that he has won the long-coveted International Detective of the Year award, to be presented in a glitzy ceremony in London, makes this the best day of his life.

But to his deep dismay, a senior bureaucrat from the Ministry of Finance gives him a secret mission he can’t refuse: to track down India’s most-wanted fugitive. Dr. Bhatt’s medicines caused the deaths of hundreds, and the billionaire fraudster—code named the Bombay Duck—fled for the United Kingdom before he could be arrested.

Puri is only spending a week in London. He has never set foot in the UK before. And most important of all, he has already promised his wife that he won’t do any work while they’re away.

There’s only one solution: lie, lie, lie.

Puri dives headfirst into the case, in between visiting all the tourist sites, aided and abetted by his formidable, meddling Mummy-ji, whom Puri definitely did not invite to join them. But can Puri hook the Bombay Duck and bring him to justice before the fugitive’s many enemies get to him first?

Packed with the sights, sounds, and flavors of both New Delhi and London, this is an irresistible listen for fans of Alexander McCall Smith, Harini Nagendra, and Jesse Sutanto from an author who divides his time between India and the United Kingdom.

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So Glad Vish Puri is Back

I love this series and always listen to the excellent narration by Vikas Adam. He perfectly captures the sound and musicality of each character's voice. Although the main mystery is a serious one in which a dishonest scientist is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of people, the comedy throughout combines seamlessly with suspense. I even crawled along dusting baseboards in my house so that I could keep listening.

Given the current times and tension of living in the USA, I'm especially glad that no one is in danger in this book and there is no violence--aside from a murder. Both mysteries in this book are an indictment of callousness and greed, apt topics for today.

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long awaited vish mystery!

what wonderful candy of a story. couldn't stop listening. The narration is wow! enjoyed every minute. waiting for the next adventure

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Another tour de force mystery with Vish Puri

I have waited a long time for a new installment from Tarquin Hall in his wonderfully entertaining and very clever Vish Puri series. The wait was well worth my patience! This is one of his best. The enjoyment is greatly enhanced by the brilliant narration and amazing versatility of Vikas Adam. The insight into the family relationships in this series is very rewarding. Highly recommend!

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Wonderful romp with Vish Puri in London

I thoroughly enjoyed this new adventure with the Indian sleuth. I do wonder at the time compression, however. Too much happened in too little time. Every day had too many possible events. And without giving anything away, I’m still puzzled that on her escape from Delhi, the beautiful woman with all the suitcases bothered to take so many buses when none were needed at all! I suppose we are to assume that she knew she was being followed? And why were all those spices left behind? Those and other clues were fun, if contrived. And the food is amazing. As is Mama-ji, a delightful sleuth, herself. When she moves into a retirement community, if such exists in India, she can spin off to lead investigations of her own, aided by her illustrious and ever hungry son.

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Charming

I have listened to all the Tarquin Hall books and love them. This was a different reader and he was good but Rumpi just wasn’t herself! Entertaining and endearing!

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Like Visiting with old friends

I enjoyed spending time with the characters I had come to love in the previous books. They are all charming.

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Ruinous narration

The new narrator destroys this title. It sounds like he is reading a bedtime story to toddlers. It's especially bad since it's a complete reversal from the previous narrator, who gave Puri a larger-than-life personality and passionate voice that I thoroughly enjoyed. Save your credit.

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