Girls of Mumbaistan English 2020

A riveting new addition to the bestselling Mumbaistan series.This triad of domestic-suspense noir is packed with secrets and scheming characters. There are twists and turns in unexpected places that will have you holding your breath. And shocking twist-in-the-tale endings that will leave you wanting more. In The Simple Girl, a distraught schoolteacher is sucked into a disastrous maze of deceit to save her dying husband. In Maid for *, an impoverished housemaid finds her life spiralling out of control when she tries to help the unhappy couple she works for. In Inspector Hijra, Mumbai's first transgender police officer puts her precarious reputation and job at risk to unravel the mystery of the abduction of a foreign tourist's child. Piyush Jha draws readers deep into the heart of Mumbaistan, a metaphor for the dark corners and hidden crime in the seething underbelly of Mumbai. A city of dreams for many. But for some, a nightmare.