The Widows of Malabar Hill (A Perveen Mistry Novel) Paperback – November 20, 2018 by Sujata Massey

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Author: Massey Sujata

Brand: Soho Crime

Color: Grey

Edition: Deluxe

Package Dimensions: 32x210x390

Number Of Pages: 432

Release Date: 20-11-2018

Details: Product Description 1920s India: Perveen Mistry, Bombay’s only female lawyer, is investigating a suspicious will on behalf of three Muslim widows living in full purdah when the case takes a turn toward the murderous. The author of the Agatha and Macavity Award–winning Rei Shimura novels brings us an atmospheric new historical mystery with a captivating heroine.This Deluxe Paperback Edition features: an interview with the author, discussion questions, essays on the real-life inspirations behind the novel, delicious recipes taken from the story, and previews of The Satapur Moonstone.Perveen Mistry, the daughter of a respected Zoroastrian family, has just joined her father’s law firm, becoming one of the first female lawyers in India. Armed with a legal education from Oxford, Perveen also has a tragic personal history that makes women’s legal rights especially important to her.Mistry Law has been appointed to execute the will of Mr. Omar Farid, a wealthy Muslim mill owner who has left three widows behind. But as Perveen examines the paperwork, she notices something strange: all three of the wives have signed over their full inheritance to a charity. What will they live on? Perveen is suspicious, especially since one of the widows has signed her form with an X—meaning she probably couldn’t even read the document. The Farid widows live in full purdah—in strict seclusion, never leaving the women’s quarters or speaking to any men. Are they being taken advantage of by an unscrupulous guardian? Perveen tries to investigate, and realizes her instincts were correct when tensions escalate to murder. Now it is her responsibility to figure out what really happened on Malabar Hill, and to ensure that no innocent women or children are in further danger.Inspired in part by the woman who made history as India’s first female attorney, The Widows of Malabar Hill is a richly wrought story of multicultural 1920s Bombay as well as the debut of a sharp new sleuth. Review A Parade Magazine 101 Best Mystery Books of All Time2019 American Library Association Reading List for Mystery: Winner and Top Pick Winner of the 2019 Mary Higgins Clark AwardWinner of the 2019 Lefty Award for Best Historical Novel Winner of the the 2018 Agatha Award for Best Historical NovelWinner of the 2019 Sue Feder Macavity Memorial Award for Best Historical MysteryFinalist for the 2019 Shamus Award A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2018 An ABA IndieNext Selection A Washington Post Best Audiobook of 2018 A WBUR On Point Best Book of 2018 A Boston Globe Best Book of 2018 A Times of India Best Book of 2018 An Apple iTunes Most Anticipated Book of 2018 #2 on Cosmopolitan’s 33 Books to Get Excited About in 2018 The Bookseller (UK) Editor’s Pick for MysteryMaryland Humanities Route 1 Reads Selection for 2020Praise for The Widows of Malabar Hill “These India-set stories put [Massey’s] concerns with fairness and equality into a sparkling setting that shows how universal the fight for justice must be.”—Parade Magazine“The Widows of Malabar Hill, with its deft prose and well-wrought characters, is a splendid first installment in what promises to be a memorable series.” —Tom Nolan, The Wall Street Journal “Marvelously plotted, richly detailed . . . This is a first-rate performance inaugurating a most promising series.”  —The Washington Post “Perveen Mistry has all the pluck you want in a sleuthing lawyer, as well as a not-so-surprising—but decidedly welcome—proclivity for poking her nose into the business of others. The pages do indeed fly.” —Marissa Stapley, The Globe and Mail “The Widows of Malabar Hill contains multitudes, tackling women’s history and rights, while treating readers to a riveting story.” —The National Post “Perveen’s dogged pursuit of truth and justice for her clients is reminiscent of the debuts of Anne Perry’s Charlotte Ellison Pitt and Jacqueline Winspear’s Maisie Dobbs. But the multicultural, multi-faith milieu in which Perveen lives, works and attempt