![]() ![]() The Bombay Prince is a great mystery that should also appeal to readers of historical fiction.Īsk for your custom signed bookplate - while they last!īombay’s first female lawyer, Perveen Mistry, is compelled to bring justice to the family of a murdered female Parsi student just as Bombay’s streets erupt in riots to protest British colonial rule. Did she die of suicide or was she pushed? Will Perveen be able to figure out what’s going on before chaos ensues from rioters? And more importantly, will she figure out how she feels about the attentions of Colin Sandringham, the agent protecting the prince? I have enjoyed the two previous volumes in this series, but I particularly loved how Massey ratcheted up the tension here with the burgeoning independence movement. More disturbing still, Perveen knows the student, who visited her earlier in the week, asking for advice. But right before the appearance, a Student Union member disrupts the festivities with a call for Indian independence, and this incident is followed by the appearance of a young woman’s body, dead from a fall. ![]() A celebratory parade travels right past Woodburn College, where Mistry’s dear friend Alice Hobson-Jones teaches mathematics, and Perveen has been invited to view from the stands. ![]() It’s 1921 and all of Bombay is readying for the visit of Edward VIII, Prince of Wales. ![]()
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