A Mumbai Murder Mystery is an engaging and very well written crime mystery and the first book in the Temple Hill series by Meeti Shroff-Shah. Released 9th Dec 2021 by Joffe Books, it's 284 pages and is available in paperback, audio, and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately. For Kindle Unlimited subscribers, this book is currently included in the KU subscription library to borrow and read for free.
I enjoyed this book quite a lot. The protagonist is likable and real, despite her very privileged upbringing. Coming back home to India (and her gossipy and unsympathetic family friends and acquaintances after personal upheaval) is a huge and unwanted change which she navigates with humor and a little face-saving mistruth here and there.
There is a warmth and humor in the writing which appealed to me and the clever plotting and mystery reminded me in some ways of Richard Osman, although it's not at all derivative. The author is quite adept at descriptive prose and the food, clothing, and settings are written superbly.
Four stars. I'm definitely engaged in the series and looking forward to finding out what comes next.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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