{"product_id":"the-dying-day-paperback","title":"The Dying Day - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVaseem Khan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA priceless manuscript. A missing scholar. A trail of riddles.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBombay, 1950\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor over a century, one of the world's great treasures, a six-hundred-year-old copy of Dante's \u003ci\u003eThe Divine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e, has been safely housed at Bombay's Asiatic Society. But when it vanishes, together with the man charged with its care, British scholar and war hero, John Healy, the case lands on Inspector Persis Wadia's desk. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUncovering a series of complex riddles written in verse, Persis - together with English forensic scientist Archie Blackfinch - is soon on the trail. But then they discover the first body. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the death toll mounts it becomes evident that someone else is also pursuing this priceless artefact and will stop at nothing to possess it . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHarking back to an era of darkness, this second thriller in the \u003ci\u003eMalabar House \u003c\/i\u003eseries pits Persis, once again, against her peers, a changing India, and an evil of limitless intent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGripping, immersive, and full of Vaseem Khan's trademark wit, this is historical fiction at its finest.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVaseem Khan is the author of two crime series set in India: the \u003ci\u003eBaby Ganesh Agency\u003c\/i\u003e series, and the \u003ci\u003eMalabar House\u003c\/i\u003e historical crime novels. His first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller and has been translated into 15 languages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2018, he was awarded the Eastern Eye Arts, Culture and Theatre Award for Literature. Vaseem was born in Newham, but spent a decade working in India as a management consultant.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 7.81 x 5.09 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 02, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47252686274809,"sku":"9781529341096","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/b1puNC95NlBGclpIdzFJWlgyUExTQT09.webp?v=1768689175","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-dying-day-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}