Asian Peoples & Cultures - Fiction & Literature, Police Stories
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Overview
The Inspector finds himself in a small provincial town: his mandate is to investigate a death 15 years earlier. Ghote, obstructed on every side, struggles to find the answer.Inspector Ghote of the Bombay Police finds himself investigating a murder in a small, provincial town where the local holy man has embarked on a fast-to-death.
Synopsis
The Inspector finds himself in a small provincial town: his mandate is to investigate a death 15 years earlier. Ghote, obstructed on every side, struggles to find the answer.
Newgate Callendar
"Ghote, the little Indian cop who works out of Bombay, has developed into one of the great characters of the contemporary mystery novel. He is shrewd, he is a bit pompus, he is sensitive, he is determined." -- New York Times Book Review
Editorials
Newgate Callendar
"Ghote, the little Indian cop who works out of Bombay, has developed into one of the great characters of the contemporary mystery novel. He is shrewd, he is a bit pompus, he is sensitive, he is determined." -- New York Times Book ReviewTimes (London)
"Mr. Keating has a long establilshed winner in his sympathetic and lively hero and this is one of his most enjoyable cases."Book Details
Published
October 1, 1985
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers, Ltd.
Pages
188
Format
Mass Market Paperback
ISBN
9780897331777