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Vish Puri, “Chubby” to his family, is an Indian detective: 50, fat and very presumptuous. He heads Most Private Investigator Ltd, whose cases mostly entail screening prospective (arranged) marriage partners. For cases big and small, Puri relies on his tight logic and extraordinary powers of observation, aided by his incredible ability to interact with anyone, his network of operatives and his mother. With irony, a light touch and an acute spirit of observation reminiscent of Agatha Christie, Hall depicts an India of large golf courses and lurid ghettos, overcrowded trains and private clubs in which shoes should never be too squeaky. An India in constant transformation, which is growing and changing with increasing speed.
Writer and journalist Tarquin Hall (1969, London) has worked as correspondent for numerous British publications, including The Times, Daily Telegraph and Observer. He has also worked as a television journalist and created produced reportages on diverse subjects. The son of a British father and American mother, he has spent much of his life far from the UK, having lived in the US, Kenya, India, Turkey and Pakistan. He is currently working on his second Vish Puri novel, The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing, about an important guru suspected of murder.
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11/12/2009 ore 17:00
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