The Case of the Deadly Butter ChickenTarquin Hall
4/5 stars
While at an important dinner, Puri witnesses a guest die after eating butter chicken. As he investigates, he becomes embroiled in the world of professional cricket, and sports gambling. Then, to his surprise, Mummy's past becomes the key to the solution.
At first, it seemed that this mystery would be bogged down with uninteresting gambling conspiracies, but then Hall added in modern history, giving the novel a different--and enthralling--turn. Puri, Mummy, and the rest of the cast are appealing and alive, and Hall's prose is engaging. I was skeptical at first, but this turned out to be a worthy addition to the Vish Puri series.
