The Last Shot

‘Persis Wadia, denizen of India‘s own Slough House‘ Alis Hawkins ‘Hugely entertaining, devilishly clever‘ Antonia Hodgson Bombay, 1952. When once legendary British film producer, Richard Boorman, working in India‘s film capital, Bombay, is found murdered, shot dead, his body stuffed into the trunk of his car, Persis, India‘s first female police detective, is tasked to find his killer. Working with Archie Blackfinch, a forensic scientist from the Metropolitan Police service in London, she delves into the case, and soon discovers that Boorman‘s activities in India may not have been confined to the silver screen. As the investigation progresses, Persis finds herself drawn into a web of danger and deceit, and to a meeting with a man of such unmitigated evil that his very existence has been stricken from history. In India‘s city of dreams, it is sometimes nightmares that prevail ... ‘Historical fiction at its finest‘ Mail on Sunday ‘Brilliant!‘ Ann Cleeves ‘Khan writes with charm and wit, and an eye for detail that transports the reader entirely‘ Chris Whitaker ‘Persis is a brilliant creation and this is historical fiction at its finest‘ Daily Mirror **Discover the charming and cozy Baby Ganesh crime series by Vaseem Khan, available now**