Mrs d'Silva's Detective Instincts and the Saitan of Calcutta

by Glen Peters

With recipes, murder, intrigue, and vernacular from another era, this crime novel recaptures the tastes and turbulence of 1960s Calcutta as the city struggles with the changes pressing upon the country. A young, widowed mother, Mrs. D'Silva is eager to be part of the new India, the new Kolkata, and enjoys her job as a teacher at Don Bosco's Catholic School. Raised herself by the nuns of St. Mary's, she's particularly troubled when the body of Agnes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1906998019
• ISBN13: 9781906998011
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Parthian
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.4"