{"product_id":"9781399707695-city-of-destruction","title":"City of Destruction","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe warm, witty and utterly addictive cozy mystery with a brilliant female sleuth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe brilliant new Persis and Archie mystery, from the highly acclaimed and award-winning author of MIDNIGHT AT MALABAR HOUSE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Vaseem Khan writes with charm and wit, and an eye for detail that transports the reader entirely. I couldn't love this series more' \u003c\/b\u003eCHRIS WHITAKER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Historical fiction at its finest' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMAIL ON SUNDAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of MIDNIGHT AT MALABAR HOUSE and THE LOST MAN OF BOMBAY comes a brilliant new mystery featuring the inimitable Persis Wadia.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBombay, 1951.\u003c\/b\u003e A political rally ends in tragedy when India's first female police detective, Persis Wadia, kills a lone gunman as he attempts to assassinate the divisive new defence minister, a man calling for war with India's new post-Independence neighbours.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  With the Malabar House team tasked to hunt down the assassin's co-conspirators - aided by agents from Britain's MI6 security service - Persis is quickly relegated to the sidelines. But then she is given a second case, the burned body of an unidentified white man found on a Bombay beach. As she pursues both investigations - with and without official sanction - she soon finds herself headed to the country's capital, New Delhi, a city where ancient and modern India openly clash. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Meanwhile, Persis's colleague, Scotland Yard criminalist Archie Blackfinch, lies in a hospital fighting for his life as all around him the country tears itself apart in the prelude to war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55366125420918,"sku":"9781399707695","price":8.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_13535530_28197_20250508035924.jpg?v=1746678502","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781399707695-city-of-destruction","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}