A MUMBAI MURDER MYSTERY
Released in India as The Death of Kirti Kadakia
Amongst the Gujaratis in the rarefied circles of Mumbai’s posh Temple Hill, there is nothing more tragic than the loss of face.
Not even loss of life.
CWA New Blood Dagger Award 2022
LONG LISTED
SHORTLISTED
Times of India Auther Award, 2023
Award-winning novelist Radhi Zaveri returns home to Temple Hill in search of a salve for her broken heart, but what she finds instead is a terrible tragedy. Her best friend Sanjana, who is expecting her first child, has just lost her father – to suicide.
Cantankerous and pig-headed, Kirti Kadakia has never walked away from a fight. And yet, just hours after telling Sanjana that he couldn’t wait to hold his grandchild in his arms, he kills himself. Sanjana is in shock. What happened that day? Why is their young maid so terrified? And who was that second cup of tea for—the one they found in his study? As Radhi helps Sanjana look for answers, she realizes that Kadakia’s own family knows much more than they are letting on, and more than one life might hang in the balance.
A whodunit like no other, The Death of Kirti Kadakia unearths the secrets lurking beneath the diamond-studded satsangs and the lavishly catered ‘pure-veg’ brunches to expose the terrible price people pay to keep up appearances.
The Death of Kirti Kadakia is the first in the Temple Hill Mystery series.
‘UNPUTDOWNABLE’
Telegraph India
‘UNFOLDING LIKE AN AGATHA CHRISTIE MYSTERY, THE BOOK DELIVERS ON PACE,
PLOT AND CLIMAX.’
The Hindu
‘AN AUTHENTIC, WELL-WRITTEN AND ENTERTAINING PIECE OF LITERATURE'
The Frontlist
'A WELL-CRAFTED MYSTERY'
Mint Lounge
‘PICK OF THE WEEK'
The Hindustan Times
ANUJA CHAUHAN
'AN AUTHENTIC READ!
THE UPPER MIDDLE-CLASS DESI MINDSET BROUGHT TO LIFE BEAUTIFULLY
SHOBHA DE
'TERRIFIC SETTING. GREAT PLOT. A MYSTERY WITH A SEXY TWIST!'
TANUJ SOLANKI
'AN ENTERTAINING MURDER MYSTERY THAT COMES WITH DELIGHTFUL DOLLOPS OF SOCIAL COMMENTARY'
“Atmospheric, well plotted, with a superlative sense of place and with a wholly credible cast of characters, this is an enjoyable and immersive read and hopefully the start of a long-running series. Bravo!”
Ruth G. (Amazon US)
“This is a compelling mystery with a plethora of suspects and a complex, lovable amateur detective who is determined to seek out the truth even if it hurts . . . .”
Pooja P. (Amazon US)
“What a fantastic, fabulous and completely engrossing cozy mystery . . . I absolutely LOVED every bit of this story.”
The Book Decoder (Amazon US)
PRAISE FOR
THE TEMPLE HILL SERIES